How difficult is to clean the cooker interior/lid? Does the lid become messy after cooking requiring cleanup?
1056221
It cleans up easily enough. It's stainless steel. I just use a nylon brush.
1056222
I love this cooker! It works really well and you can make other steamed foods besides rice. Of course the pot has to be cleaned but it is not hard to do. The lid stays clean under the removable steamer plate that can be thrown in the dishwasher. The part behind the plate gets just a little bit messy but it is pretty easy to clean. All stainless. The seal and gasket are non-toxic silicon and are easy to clean. Nice size.
1056223
no more difficult than after you boil rice in a stainless steel saucepan. Pretty simple. Yes , lid needs cleaning, but also simple. Both can go into dishwasher.
1056224
It is quite easy to clean the cooker. I wipe around the inner edge of the main part of cooker itself and wash out the little water overflow catcher on the side. The top inner lip wipes clean and the inner part of the lid which sits over the stainless steel basket is easily removed for cleaning. The inner lid that is removable can also be used as a lid for the stainless steel basket, which I only discovered after owning this for two years. I have owned this cooker since 2010 and love it. I've had no problems.
520205
the cooker is SS on the outside and white on the top and bottom. The lid come off completely so very easy to clean
1648861
It's metal w/a nonstick coating so cleanup is pretty easy. Just made a three pound beef roast w/vegetables in it and it was so tender, I had to remove it very carefully so it wouldn't fall apart! I did have to wad up a couple of pieces of foil and stick into the two tiny vent holes on the lid so it wouldn't lose the steam while cooking. Hope this helps.
423622
yes the inner part where food cooks comes out for very easy cleaning. i have one i love it i bragged so much about it i got 3 people to buy one and i bought my daughter n sister one they leave it on the counter n use it every day n night they love it and cant stop braggin about it too. we want to buy every one a deni
1782741
This Cooker requires careful handling !!! For full instructions contact the manufacturer ! Pressure Cookers can and are Dangerous when not used properly !
2073679
Sorry, wish I could be more help. Mine was an older model as well and it was trial & error. I did find that as long as you go with the same brand as your cooker, odds are you'll get a seal if it fits the lid. Be sure to take gasket out when not in use and store separate from lid
670982
It is not hard or time consuming. I just take a dry paper towel and wipe the inside. They suggest cleaning it when you change the essential oil scent so that's when I do it. I have had mine over a year.
117550
Crock pot cleans easy and I love it. the warmer is harder to clean, no dishwasher, but I still love it.
1061751
It takes about 20 min.Cleaning is a little difficult.Be careful with the rubber seal if it comes off it is hard to put it back, but it still cooks fine without the seal.
1826450
I have no problems at all putting the lid on when the cooker is cold. Sometimes, when the food is hot, I have to fiddle with the lid a little to get it to reseal. The lid rotates onto a hinge to open it. I use my cooker all the time anfd love it!
1430201
It's stainless. And, I might ad, not too difficult to clean. When you're ready to change the oil, I fill it about half to 2 thirds full of water (after dumping the oil) and add dish soap and bring it to a boil with the basket in it, the handle folded in and the lid on. then I let it set for 10-15 minutes. Dump that out and it's easy to clean anything that may have adhered to the inside of the pot or the basket.
2265814
good question - never even tried! All you really need to do is get a good pot cleaning (like coffee cleaning agents) stuff, and boil 4 times and it will be squeaky clean on the inside
667783
many including myself have found the inner pot to quickly (in some months) get fine bubbles, blister widely and possibly peel into the food. a replacement is about the cost of a new cooker and nothing is interchangeable if not still made. I never used any metal or scratchy cleaner but I saw how my family ruined pots with them. the damage is different, scratches and fleck, not the spontaneous blistering for following all the instructions.
431188
Had the same issue. I could live with that but not the interior cleaning issue. Food results great but after about four or five meals interior was impossible to clean. Started to set off my smoke alarms. Decided to return it.
231917
I spray it with cooking oil before using. Anything still stuck I use a Brillo pad on. Overall not too hard to clean
722726
Actually we have found it very easy, we just wipe it down with a dry paper towel. We start with the cooker, and dump any popcorn bits onto the metal heating platform below, the cooker then wipes clean easily. Then we wipe the heating platform pushing any popcorn bits into the 'old maid' collector holes and then wipe the metal clean just using the dry paper towel. It wipes up very nicely and we have yet to have to use any cleaning solution at all on it. I guess you could use glass cleaner on the windows, but honestly we have had ours a year and have not really found it necessary. I thought it would be lots of work but it really is not. Actually we have found it very easy, we just wipe it down with a dry paper towel. We start with the cooker, and dump any popcorn bits onto the metal heating platform below, the cooker then wipes clean easily. Then we wipe the heating platform pushing any popcorn bits into the 'old maid' collector holes and then wipe the metal clean just using the dry paper towel. It wipes up very nicely and we have yet to have to use any cleaning solution at all on it. I guess you could use glass cleaner on the windows, but honestly we have had ours a year and have not really found it necessary. I thought... » Read More Actually we have found it very easy, we just wipe it down with a dry paper towel. We start with the cooker, and dump any popcorn bits onto the metal heating platform below, the cooker then wipes clean easily. Then we wipe the heating platform pushing any popcorn bits into the 'old maid' collector holes and then wipe the metal clean just using the dry paper towel. It wipes up very nicely and we have yet to have to use any cleaning solution at all on it. I guess you could use glass cleaner on the windows, but honestly we have had ours a year and have not really found it necessary. I thought it would be lots of work but it really is not. « Show Less
70630
its not hard to clean. I use it everyday and I just throw the parts in the dishwasher and wipe the outside of the motor housing. The 'extra large" feed shute is bigger than the last one that I had which doesnt tell you much, but it has been sufficient for me, and I use mine at work where we feed about 50 people a day and it does the job very well. Im happy with it so far