Since it doesn't come apart it's almost impossible to clean
348207
For $50 the Chef's Choice M840 Waffle Pro Express Waffle Maker isn't a good deal. My main gripe is it doesn't make a good waffle. Even at the highest color number and texture settings the waffles don't get really golden brown or crisp. And if you make the mistake of putting in to much batter it will over flow and spill out, getting into every nook and cranny, and there's a lot of them. Since it is not designed to take apart cleaning out the over flowed batter is a real nightmare. Whoever gave this waffle iron 4 and a half stars was either insane or on the take.
112271
This is pretty nice however it has one flaw - at least the one I noticed. there are gaps where the 2 types of plastic meet where water enters and black mold/dirt collects and there's no way to wash, remove this. even in dishwasher I couldn't remove this stuff
2905923
We received this panini press as a gift and were instantly delighted with the delicious sandwiches we could make on it.  Several months have passed now and the cleaning issue is becoming more and more of a problem.  The ridges on the grill that toast the panini so well are very tedious to clean between and this is especially a problem on the bottom surface where there is a lip around the perimeter.  Anything you wipe from those grooves has to be lifted over the lip and it doesn't always work.  In fact, it never seems clean now and I'm ordering the Cuisinart model today which seems to be the only one with removable grilling surfaces.
2767921
I have owned this Zojirushi rice cooker for 3-5 years. The fuzzy logic makes perfect rice, steel cut oatmeal, and quinoa. The problem is that the machine is so hard to clean. It takes me 10-15 minutes to clean it every time I use it.

The inner lid and the gasket to the outer lid get all kinds of sticky goo in them when I cook rice and oatmeal. As other people have noted, steel cut oatmeal will sometimes bubble out of the top (especially if you use the timer and soak the oatmeal overnight). More mess. I used to have a Panasonic model where I could remove the outer lid, but Zojirushi doesn't do that. As a result, it traps goo in the joint between the lid and the base, and this area is also very hard to clean -- I have to use a small bottle brush.

I think part of the problem is the design of this inner lid, which appears to be specific to enabling multi-functional cooking such as steaming and even baking a cake. I think the 5.5 cup version is also too small. My daughter has a different model 10 cup NS-ZCC18 which has a better inner lid design and never overflows. So I am going to switch to that Zojirushi product.
2031254
The activites are entertaining for my baby, but it's far too easy for him to pull it off of the high chair. Plus it can't be submerged in water, which is how I clean all his feeding supplies. It just makes it hard to clean, and became more of a hassle than a help. I eventually went and bought him a different high chair toy that is one piece and is easy to clean. Probably wouldn't recommend this item.
2226496
I loved this pan, the color (I have purple), and the way it cooked for the first couple of weeks. Then the handle was always needing tightening - and I mean always. Halfway through an omelet it needs a tightening. On top of that, it's very hard to get clean - the care instructions say not to use any kind of "abrasive sponge" but how else can you clean it? I have tried and this is what it looks like. Never used anything but a plastic spatula and nylon kitchen sponge. Maybe because the ceramic is white it shows more and I am just not used to seeing this, but even the bottom of the pan is a mess. Yeah, maybe I'm a messy cook. But no more than anyone else. And I cook eggs in it - not much more than that. Maybe my nylon sponge did indeed scratch the surface and that's why it won't come clean. But if that's the case, it's not the pan for me.  What is gentler than a nylon sponge?
1325839
This fan entered my life with my fianc. He has had it for years and loves the thing. I do not. It functions perfectly well. It is quiet. It is unobtrusive in the room. But it is IMPOSSIBLE to clean! I am allergic to dust, so I clean the fans frequently to avoid excessive sneezing and general sinus misery. I tried to clean this fan for the first time today, and it took me 3 HOURS to get the thing apart and clean every nook and cranny of it. The internal columnar blade system may be a genius way of keeping the fan slim, but they don't come off easily for cleaning! I spent an hour and a half with a wash rag, and a pair of tweezers cleaning in between every single tiny blade individually. NIGHTMARE. The dust was so caked in there that I had to also use a vacuum as I went to suck up the dust pellets that were dropping from the blades.
The night before, I took our other run-of-the-mill 16" oscillating fan apart and cleaned it thoroughly in 5 minutes. I'll stick with the old standby. My sinuses and I just can't handle the ridiculous design of the Lansko. Why would you ever design a fan that couldn't be easily cleaned? Everyone knows that fan blades collect a TON of dust!!!
45024
As far as we can tell there's no way to remove the mouthpiece for cleaning, there's a gross brown ring forming below where you can reach it, this is after only about 2 months.  We didn't buy it here, I'm just out looking for ways to take it apart. Today is the day I get rough with it, if it breaks it breaks. My advice is to buy a different water bottle that can be properly cleaned.
2948837
This toy is does not seem to be designed for easy cleaning. You have to use a screwdriver to remove a screw to disassemble it if you want to put it in the dishwasher and it appears if you do that each time you want to clean it you are going to strip the hole over time..
3437750
It is good and sturdy plastic and will definitely last a good long while.  HOWEVER, the handle is hollow and impossible to clean.  It gets really disgusting in there.  The only way I could figure out how to clean it was by bleaching it, but there are all sorts of other things to consider then.  If the handle wasn't hollow, I would give this five stars.
1334100
It's difficult to clean. Plastic parts are guaranteed to break. Too many parts. Difficult to reassemble. Leaks.  Leaks.  Leaks. It's a very expensive piece of pure frustration.
1894025
There is no way to take this apart to clean.  The manual warns against it.  If it wasn't such a large item I would return it for this reason.  The tilt is good but noisy and wish it had more variable speed options.  There are three.
4803923
It is impossible to get off. I took it off once to clean my phone now it doesn't stay closed..
289856
The very first time I used this, after cleaning it the top was misaligned to the bottom and now the thing will not come back apart. It was not FORCED on, but gently set upon it and twisted to lock in place. It got locked in the wrong position and can not be taken apart. Or course I did not use it for the first month of getting it, so there is no return option. Totally unusable to me at this point.
3755179
It is less than a year after I purchased this and I am looking for new water bottles. The mold growth on this is unbelievable, even with constant cleaning. The pieces are challenging to take apart and put back together. This would be a great water bottle if the cap, and all its pieces, were easier to clean.
4536876
I bought the 2.5 gallon size and soon discovered that when full of water it was extremely awkward to handle because when wet it's extremely slippery.  I wear XL gloves and still this thing seemed to get the best of me.  The fact that the manufacturer makes no attempt to design this bottle in a way that would make it easier to handle irritates me because it would be very easy to put some sort of rough grip surface on the bottle.  If you have this same problem (and I can't imagine you don't) I suggest you wear rubber gloves when handling this bottle.  After fighting with the 2.5 gallon unit I finally became convinced I didn't need a water dish that large so I ordered 2 of the 1 gallon versions of the same dish.  The smaller bottle is of course much easier to handle.  Now I have one dish clean while the other is being used and can swap them out without the dog missing a drink.  (spoiled)
My second problem with this water dish is that it can't be broken down to accommodate through cleaning.  My dog is family and I want his water fresh and clean.  Cleaning this unit is very difficult because the bottom is integrated (bonded together) with the bottle holding deck above it.  (Anyone who's tried to clean this thing knows exactly what I'm talking about.)  It's virtually impossible to get a cloth or sponge into every nook and cranny of this thing.  Maybe someone with smaller hands can do it but I can't.  If there was mold growing up inside of it you'ld never know it or be able to get it out.  Not only is it difficult to clean, once the cleaning is done it's even difficult to rinse.  I don't want my dog drinking soapy water and this thing is very difficult to rinse off so just to be sure I rinse and rinse and spray and spray and rinse and rinse again.  Nuts.  This problem could be easily solved if the  manufacturer made the water dish/deck in 2 screw together halves to make it possible to access all inside surfaces of the dish.  Better yet, make those two separate halves dishwasher safe.
I realize the design changes I advocate would raise the cost a buck or three but it would make this a much more user friendly and pet safe product.
4858462
As one other review says, it is annoying to clean, but if you spray a little cooking spray on it first it's not too bad.  I was using mine to chop ground beef after cooking it, or mashed potatoes, and it is unbelievable at making egg salad. I'm bummed out that it broke at the "crossbars" on the bottom edge, then Blood Bath & Beyond said they don't carry it anymore, and I bought it when it was $15.  Ouch.  I'd say keep it on the top rack of the dishwasher also.  I think they might put a warning that it will make the plastic brittle.