Cleaning the Food Chopper Without a Dishwasher

[ChefJesssica]

How do you clean the food chopper? I always feel like I cant get into the little corners very well. I sit there trying and trying to get the wash rag in the corners. (No dishwasher). Does anyone have any tips? I feel like I am missing something really big with this! I stopped letting my husband use it because I got so frustrated cleaning it!

 

[cooking.with.ann]

Jessica,I always rinse my chopper as soon as I finish using it, and so far that's kept anything from really getting stuck in the corners. Then, when I doing the dishes, I take it apart and let it soak in some really hot soapy water. Rinse it off, pop it into the dish drain until morning, and I'm done.HTH.

 

[ChefJesssica]

So can you take the metal part out of the white thing?

lol, I hope that makes sense!

 

[pampered1224]

Ohh Don't Do That!Your best bet is to get a bottle brush of some sort, a smaller one, if your worried about it. That way you can get into the folds on the blade without cutting up your fingers. Should be just the ticket.

 

[shano]

I rinse mine immedialty. But when my DH leaves it sitting around I do soak mine for 5-8 minutes in soapy water then rinse/ wash it and it comes clean.

 

[jessica_momof6]

use a toothbrush to scrub in there.

 

[janel kelly]

I'm assuming you don't have a dishwasher right? I just throw mine in there.

 

[kltaylo]

I use the small bottle brush that's made to clean baby bottles. It fits into the corners of the food chopper easily. I haven't tried it, but maybe the brush that comes with the baster might work also.

 

[jrstephens]

i use a toothbrush but am going to try the small nipple brush with my bottle brush after reading this to see if it will get in the corners better.