The basket occasionally went in the dishwasher which cleaned the surface, but the well gunked grease has been building up.
Tried soaking the basket in soap and hot water. Scrubbing with a soft sponge. And then running the dishwasher multiple times but it only got a small part of the grease out.
This is the other issue. Grease would come off using a metal sponge. But that would demolish the “antistick” coating which the grease is sticking to.
I need something which dissolves the greases adhesion to the airfryer pan so a soft sponge can wipe it off.
The blue sponges that ate for non stick are softer than the normal green ones. The rough side of the blue ones are safe for non stick assuming your aren’t giving it everything you’ve got.
These ones: