What is the point of the squares on the bottom? Is it hard to clean and sanitize ?
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Its cast iron so cleaning involves wiping it off with a paper towel. If you are worried about sanitizing, then cast iron would not be the best choice. The squares keep it from sticking to the press while it is cooking the meat. It works great and I use it for everything from bacon to steaks.
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I have not had any issues with the care of this item. It is easy to clean. It is not super heavy, but, heavy enough. I have cooked several different things in it and not had any trouble with it cooking things too fast because it isn't heavy enough. I is deeper than the blue speckled one that I have. It fits alot of stuff.
665294
I have yet to do a whole system clean, but as for washing the pot and filter holder it's not bad, though I use a qtip on the filter basket to get the corners:-)
2113353
The grooves aren't that deep. I use mine as a tray for my cat food dishes and water bowl. I just wipe it clean with a wet paper towel or a quick dip in a soapy sink.
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Cathyjo, not so easy to clean but I don't mind because it's such a genius idea! I actually submerse it into my dishwater and wash with the regular dishes!
1214857
As it is double wall I would suggest only using the dishwasher on the "cooler" cycles. I would imagine that the pressure build on the "sanitize" cycle could do some bad things...
1818676
there are engravings of the model on the bottom. i cannot say it is not a smooth bottom however i personally do not put it on my countertop which is granite as i am afraid it might scratch the surface.
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The spout on this separator is difficult to clean. The opening narrows toward the bottom and requires real effort to clean. However, the wide top and overall performance outweighs the cleaning difficulty.
1406979
I put round in first then square on the bottom. Don't really think it makes a difference. I'm really happy with the odor control!
736359
It comes apart easily, but there is a lot of surface area that need to be clean and sanitized before and after every use. Few tight spots, but overall not horrible.
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It is difficult to clean only if you don't rinse it immediately after using it... which has happened to me. I have kids, I get distracted :P
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It is not difficult to clean and comes with a small brush to help. There are chemical you can get to break down mineral deposits it that is a problem. Most parts are easy just to rinse off or wipe with a cloth.
2213728
It is fairly easy to clean. I'm not sure if the older ones were very difficult to clean. But these very easy, the smell doesn't stay at all..
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I wouldn't say it is easy but it's not awful either. You can turn it over and get most of what you ground in the lid. I use a paper towel to wipe it down.
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It is not as easy as cages with plastic shelves and ramps. I had to install plastic sheeting to cover the levels so they could be more easily cleaned. Other wise I would have to take all the inner parts out and soak them in the bathtub to get them truly clean because just wiping down the grating would not be sufficient. With the plastic matting I can wipe it out with a bleach solution fairly easily. Also, the design of the cage allows for urine to get along the edges of the levels easily so I have to be sure to wipe the outer and inner surface of it.
680928
There is a groove on the inside. It wasn't really problematic when cleaning it except that I had pay a little more attention to it.
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The bottom is some sort of hard wood - I always hand wash, never put in the dishwasher. these are such a nice gift for the price and the company was super friendly to work with!