Any Tips on Cleaning a Panini Grill?

[iLoveFood]

Does anyone have any tips on making the clean-up of a panini grill easy...I really really HATE cleaning that thing.

Thank you in advance.

[mar52]

After you're finished, while it's stil warm, "press" a wet paper towel.

It helps loosen some of the bits and absorbs some of the grease.

[Pei]

Clean it while it's still hot. You'll use up a lot of paper towels, but the alternative is scrubbing forever.

[eagle792006]

Great topic, The posts were helpful!!

[MrsCommanderson]

I use an old toothbrush after it has cooled to get in between the ridges, and just flush the thing out with lots of water squeezed from a sponge (emptying into the sink of course).

[jcanncuk]

When it gets really icky, I make a paste of baking soda and water and put it on with paper towels. I let it sit there for a few min. and wash it off with lots of water squeezed from a sponge as described above. This takes off the grease and the odors.

[ChefGirl412]

While still warm, I sprinkle kosher salt all over. Once cooled, I scrape out with a toothbrush/small plastic tool from Sur La Table - works great

[will47]

Depending on what it's made of, you could try a bamboo wok brush. I clean the gf's cast iron grill pan with a wok brush sometimes, and it works pretty well, though sometimes little bits of bamboo get shaved off. It seems to work better than paper towels.