Can you clean the blade easily? I quit using our old one because I could not remove all the food crud. Best way to clean it?
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My wife says to take off the entire head assembly and hold it under running water. She also says that the drive gear catches on the paper of the can and to remove it prior to opening can. The lid also is difficult to pierce and the handle needs to be held down to get it going. She is not really satisfied with it actually.
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Its easy to clean, well I throw it all in the dishwasher, but washing by hand shouldnt be hard. The bottom unscrews and the blade piece has a rubber part that helps the whole thing seal tight.
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We clean ours with warm soapy water. Holding the blade by the nylon gear, I carefully wash the accumulated food residue off the blade, which would not come clean in the dishwasher. The other parts that disassemble could be washed in the upper part of the dishwasher as they are plastic and the dishwasher heat element would damage them if washed in the lower dishwasher compartment. Clean the Chef Choice main area with warm soapy water and rinse with a mon-soapy dish cloth. Be sure to lubricate the rubber seal ring with food quality lubricate after cleaning. Don't emirse the Chef Choice in water.
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I throw it in the dishwasher. If you don't use a dishwasher, then yes, it would be harder to clean because of the crevices. I really love food processor and have had it for a couple of years now. Your wife will love it :)
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It is easy to clean even though the blades and plastic top unit are one piece. I hope this helps! It is a very nice unit. It is powerful.
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The engineering is awesome so just clean it without taking it apart. Wonder why you would want to. Great knife
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It is easy to clean even though the blades and plastic top unit are one piece. It is a very nice unit. It is powerful! I hope this helps!
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You have to take the blade off first, carefully. Then by using a screwdriver from the back take out a few screws that are holding pieces that need to be cleaned. Remember what goes where, and how you got it apart. I had to figure it out by trial and error. Probably will be easy if I do it often enough, but I only use mine once in a while. It is a nice slicer. My first attempt was chicken breasts - unfrozen. I made a mess, so I had to learn how to take it apart and clean it!
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I usually just rinse everything off so there isn't any food left on it, and put everything but the blade and plate in the dishwasher. The dishwasher kind of discolors the tray and the meat tube thing a little, I think because of the detergent and hot water. However, as long as you rinse it off before it goes in the dishwasher, it gets clean. If you don't have a dishwasher, I'd recommend letting everything soak for a few minutes to make sure there's nothing stuck in any crevices. I'm sure though if you wanted to, you could use a pipecleaner to get at any hard-to-reach places.
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Hi Jon, I have not been able to use my food slicer yet, though the box was not damaged the blade was out of alignment and would not turn. The box did have additional taping on top of the original. Anyhow, after disassembling the blade and guide I found that the blade had gouged/cut into the safety rim. I'm not sure if that indicates the item was used at some point or bad Quality Control during assembly. I called Chicago Food multiple times and had a long wait time only to be disconnected each time so they do not seem to want to take customer calls. I'll update/Amazon when or if I ever get the unit running.
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Just got it a few days ago. Not sure how helpful this is, but immediately after using, I typically rinse the areas that would have come in contact with food, then dry with a towel. I suppose you could fit a damp/soapy q-tip behind the cutting blade if something got really stuck in there, then rinse lightly and dry. As someone already suggested, a small brush or even toothbrush seems like a good idea.
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You need to be careful when cleaning this knife as I lost all the bristles on one side of my dish brush, LOL! I use dish soap and very hot water. I gently and carefully wipe the blade, while trying to not lose a finger. Blood and guts are only hard to clean off if you let them dry on the blade. Part of your prep when cleaning game should be a large bowl of water and a rag so you can keep your blade relatively clean during butchering. I have done chickens and rabbits with my buddy's mora and I cleaned it pristine BEFORE we even put the meat in the freezer. Warning, Blood can etch carbon steel, but they aren't supposed to be pretty, they are supposed to cut. You need to be careful when cleaning this knife as I lost all the bristles on one side of my dish brush, LOL! I use dish soap and very hot water. I gently and carefully wipe the blade, while trying to not lose a finger. Blood and guts are only hard to clean off if you let them dry on the blade. Part of your prep when cleaning game should be a large bowl of water and a rag so you can keep your blade relatively clean during butchering. I have done chickens and rabbits with my buddy's mora and I cleaned it pristine BEFORE we even put the meat in the freezer. Warning, Blood can etch carbon... » Read More You need to be careful when cleaning this knife as I lost all the bristles on one side of my dish brush, LOL! I use dish soap and very hot water. I gently and carefully wipe the blade, while trying to not lose a finger. Blood and guts are only hard to clean off if you let them dry on the blade. Part of your prep when cleaning game should be a large bowl of water and a rag so you can keep your blade relatively clean during butchering. I have done chickens and rabbits with my buddy's mora and I cleaned it pristine BEFORE we even put the meat in the freezer. Warning, Blood can etch carbon steel, but they aren't supposed to be pretty, they are supposed to cut. « Show Less
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I just rinse it off with water after i get done using it. Just make sure all the little pieces of food aren't on it cuz then it takes some scrubbing:)
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You should buy a cleaning kit and watch the video on YouTube on how to clean it. Very informative! The cleaning kit should be around $12 through Amazon. Good luck! And yes keep it oily all the time (perhaps not as much as came in the box) and try to keep your fingers off the blade.
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The first time i cleaned it took about 20 minutes. If you use a small piece of paper towel and a tooth brush to remove food from the smaller areas the process is much faster. Right now if it takes about 10 minutes depending on how much meat we have sliced. It comes apart very easy and goes back the same way. John
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No, but it is very easy to clean with a small brush. I have not found that food gets stuck on the blade. I hope this helps.
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We just washed it by hand. It's pretty easy to clean. I imagine it would go in the dishwasher though, if you wanted to do that. We no longer have this slicer, by the way. It was good while it lasted, but the wire doesn't last long, and it's hard to find a replacement wire. I just buy another slicer when one breaks (just bought one at Ocean State Job Lot for $7!).