How easy is it to clean the trays?
1883692
Theresa,I've had the machine for a couple of months now and have dried fruits, but my favorite is to make jerky. The unfortunate thing about jerky is that the marinades I make have sugars in them and are vary dark. I was able to wash my trays (ten of them) by stacking them in the bottom drawer of my dishwasher and running them through a full cycle, but NO HEATED DRYING. The trays came out spotless and it was running on economy mode.I hope this helps.
1883693
It isn't too bad at all if they fit in your dishwasher. Everything comes of pretty easily. When washing by hand, it's not bad either but you have to resist scrubbing too hard as the plastic grill is fairly thin. That being said, I've never broken any of the trays even with a bit of pressure.
1883694
The trays are not hard to clean, but I don't think this dryer works very well. I have owned two other Nesco dryers with the heating element in the bottom that dried much better. I am very unhappy with this one.
1883695
The screens aren't too difficult to clean, but I usually let them soak for a few minutes first. To help make the trays easier to clean, I bought some screens that sit on top of the trays. Then while I am doing the dishes, I let the screens soak at the bottom of the dish water. By the time I get to them, they are real easy to clean.
1883696
The trays are super delicate so you need to be careful not to break them. However, soaking them in water reconstitutes everything that had dried on them and so it comes off easily. I have a 1 gallon tub that I use to wash vegetables and it works great for this. I wouldn't put them in the sink with other dishes.
1883697
Theresa, I've had the machine for a couple of months now and have dried fruits, but my favorite is to make jerky. The unfortunate thing about jerky is that the marinades I make have sugars in them and are vary dark. I was able to wash my trays (ten of them) by stacking them in the bottom drawer of my dishwasher and running them through a full cycle, but NO HEATED DRYING. The trays came out spotless and it was running on economy mode. I hope this helps.
1883698
Very easy. I have a brush at my sink that I use and that's it. If you follow the directions like the instructions says then it is no harder than washing dishes.
1883699
Hi Theresa, actually they do clean very easy except they do not fit fully in a standard sink. I have put them flat in my dishwasher but DO NOT use the heat cycle but I would rather just wash by hand. I recently did tomatoes and actually the racks don't get that messy. I do love this dehydrator though because the racks are quite large...that is a plus for me!
2246925
It is very easy. As it has a non-sticking surface, it can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth.
926638
Super easy to clean. I use a wet rag or any sort of surface cleaner. They are like plastic so you can use anything.
244297
Super easy. It is just the two stainless parts and the silicon nipple. I throw them all in the dishwasher (and have been for 18 months) and they come out clean!
740108
Super easy - so long as you do it immediately with the cleaning toothbrush provided. It takes me under 2 minutes.
230259
It's really easy to maintain. Shut wat flow off and slowly remove top and just remove the trays and wipe off
1381854
i find it very easy to clean. the material is flexible so you can shove a sponge in there and scrub the heck out of it. love these.
2095495
Very easy. It has two green buttons on the top and when you push them to the side it opens the tray and the dirt gets dumped out. It is not messy at all. There is a video about it on youtube which is very helpful to watch. I am very pleased with this sweeper.
483675
Very easy. Just flip them up and out and the two peices separate for easy cleaning.
2202183
No, it is a very easy clean-up. The non-stick coating works well. It says in the booklet that the grids are dishwasher safe, however my sister-in-law warned me and said that this would definitely affect performance, so I wash them by hand with hot water and non-abrasive soft brush.
2211666
I find it very easy to clean either by hand with a good dish soap or in the dishwasher. Some parts are top rack only, but that's not a problem:)
1530897
Clean ups a piece of cake. Just use a wet towel while it's still hot will break up the stuck on grease. Yes there's a drop tray.
1935971
Yes, the tray is under the grate...so you can slide it out to clean....very durable
16714
When I use the trays, I do anywhere from 30 mins to an hour. Sometimes longer, sometime shorter. I believe 20-30 mins is recommended.
1686881
The instructions said wash off. I did not submerse mine because clean up is really easy. The trays are removable to wash. It puts me in the mind of the ceramic cookware (Green Ware).
2264899
My son uses it regularly so I asked him and he said it is very easy to lift the tray out.Hope this helps.
1819709
Yes. The plastic tray is removable. You'll have to force it a bit, but you'd have to do that anyway to clean it. It does, though, keep my stainless sink from needing to be cleaned as often.