How is it for cleaning? The older FP are a pain in the neck to clean?
1092669
I have found that vegetables are no problem. Cheese on the other hand.....the cover has so many crevices, it's almost impossible to remove all traces of food. Lastly, the grading blade also has a small rim around the outside. It's put in place for reinforcement. Best thing I have found to clean it was a toothpick. I would give this unit a solid 0 for ease of cleaning. Hope this helps.
1092670
Don't know, never got to use it , as unknown to me , living in Australia, the US voltage was incompatible with ours, & the cost & size of a transformer made it useless. Learnt a valuable lesson!!
1092671
I've not had an issue with cleaning it. Periodically I put it in the dishwasher on the top rack. I'm lucky enough to have one of those adjustable top racks.
1092672
Piece of cake to clean. Even though it is dishwasher safe I hand wash and let air dry.
48168
I have been using them daily with twins. I will tell you I think the fastest cleaning is to do it right away with soap on a bottle brush with the sponge topper. Literally rinse, scrub, rinse, done.
183517
I own one and it is NOT difficult to clean. Initially I scrubbed the parts with ajax to get rid of the layer mold. It was difficult and took a lot of time to do... but later I realized if I soak the main three component parts in a bleach water mixture, there is NO SCRUBBING TO DO! It does a great job and the mold gets killed off by the bleach everywhere in the unit! After a few hours, just rinse the parts, that's all! No rubbing or scrubbing!!!
1021577
no it's very simple to clean. I like the hood in general,really not bad at all, it's just not as powerful as we hoped...good luck!
2065464
I like this much better. I am disabled and have a cleaning service come but I require them to use my cleaning products. The girls that come here love using the Bona. It is easy to use and does a good job. No streaks. I have a couple of the spray bottles that they refill from one of the big ones. The girls tell me this is so much better than a lot of the other stuff they use. I have very old laminate - 18+ year-old Pergo and over the years I have tried a lot of things. This has worked the best so far. Follow the directions on the bottle .... vacuum first, the spritz from the spray bottle (NO WATER) and then mop with the Bona mop. Hope this helps I like this much better. I am disabled and have a cleaning service come but I require them to use my cleaning products. The girls that come here love using the Bona. It is easy to use and does a good job. No streaks. I have a couple of the spray bottles that they refill from one of the big ones. The girls tell me this is so much better than a lot of the other stuff they use. I have very old laminate - 18+ year-old Pergo and over the years I have tried a lot of things. This has worked the best so far. Follow the directions on the bottle .... vacuum first, the spritz from the spray bottle (NO... » Read More I like this much better. I am disabled and have a cleaning service come but I require them to use my cleaning products. The girls that come here love using the Bona. It is easy to use and does a good job. No streaks. I have a couple of the spray bottles that they refill from one of the big ones. The girls tell me this is so much better than a lot of the other stuff they use. I have very old laminate - 18+ year-old Pergo and over the years I have tried a lot of things. This has worked the best so far. Follow the directions on the bottle .... vacuum first, the spritz from the spray bottle (NO WATER) and then mop with the Bona mop. Hope this helps « Show Less
572903
I have had no problems. I actually don't really use it since I think it's difficult to clean and seems like it doesn't do too much.
971328
Not too hard to clean but it is important to throughly clean it regularly, after each use if possible. The hardest part to clean is the kettle but again with consistent maintenance it's not bad. The unpopped kernels fall into a tray that slides right out to dump, and the rest just needs wiped out. We use soapy water on a cloth then wipe it out with a wet cloth & let it air dry. Hope that helps
53310
I have the old model, but there are screws on the top that you can take out to get to the inside of the lid for thorough cleaning. Hope that helps!
1316717
The unit is very easy to clean. I don't find it slimy at all. It is a little tricky placing one of the foam filters in the correct spot and removing and repositioning the plastic piece. I have found that it is easier to position the motor in it's place after the foam and plastic piece slide into place. Once you do this once, it is easier to do as you know how to position it. The unit is very easy to clean and all the parts are plastic and can be washed with hot water and dish soap. There are no areas that require a brush or hard to get to.
1153949
Well, we had the FIRST set for over 30 years, and it's JUST NOW starting to show some wear, so we decided it's time for a new one. :) I've done over 600 45rpms, and about 200 LPs....JUST in the past two years. We have been using this cleaning system since 1974. LOVE IT!!!! I hope you enjoy it too. :D
777641
No its not difficult to clean, if you have purchased or thinking about it.. very good choice.
1983466
I really like mine. No problems keeping it clean. The only better way to keep it clean is not have one at all.
1351104
I have not had to clean it yet, but it looks like I can get to it fairly easy! Been using it for 2 weeks now, works pretty good and is quiet! Hope this helps.
7013
Yeah I've been using it and it cleans well enough, I think its not AS NICE as other versions I've used to clean... the abrasive and the liquid are annoyingly separated most of the time... so I put it in a plastic bag and make sure that both the abrasive and liquid are accounted for. Hope that helps
1886157
yeah it's pretty easy to clean, very actually. Just about any cleaner will do. I always just used a bit of diluted dish soap and water, or for lighter spills just a wet towel works.
1604936
Yes, it's tricky. I tried a toothbrush with little success. Then I found at the drugstore a small, rather stiff brush similar to a fingernail brush, and this did the trick. We have three of the Brotform bowls to clean at the same time, so easy cleaning is a priority. I hope you enjoy yours as much as we have ours.
722725
I'll admit, after working with one of these for nine years, it's not the easiest to clean. That said, we use it multiple times a week and are heavy users at our college. We do give it a wipe down each time we use it and then do a deep clean every month or so. No popcorn machine is super easy to clean, I'm on my third one of this model, so we keep coming back to it.