There are a few high-quality, good, and very effective food processor manufacturer brands in the current market worldwide. The KitchenAid is one of the best food processor manufacturer brands among them.
There are many models of KitchenAid food processors in the present market. And each of the food processors is versatile, effective, durable and easy to use, and clean.
Anyway, if you are a new KitchenAid food processor user and don’t know how to clean your food processor, get rid of all distractions from your mind.
This article is all about KitchenAid food processor cleaning. Here we will show you how to clean a KitchenAid food processor’s each of the parts separately.
Note:
KitchenAid food processor cleaning related these tips are suitable for beginners.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor?
Cleaning a KitchenAid food processor is very easy. Just you have to intend to clean it and know the easy and perfect process of cleaning it.
All models of KitchenAid food processor does not come with the same amount of parts attachments. Depending on the model, a KitchenAid food processor’s parts attachments differ from one model to another.
KitchenAid Food Processor Parts Are:
| Power Base/ Motor Base | Food Processor Bowl/Work Bowl |
| Handle | Lid |
| Multipurpose Blade/Dough Blade | Drive Adopter/Slicing Adopter |
| Slicing Discs | Power Cord |
| Feed Tube | Lid Seal |
| Spatula |
Below we have shown you how to clean a KitchenAid Food processor’s each of the parts separately. So continue reading until the end.
Requirement Equipment:
- KitchenAid Food Processor
- Warm Soapy Water
- Dish Soap/ Liquid dish soap
- Dishwashing Sponge
- Dishwashing brush
- Clean cloth/ towel
- Dishwashing machine
- Dishwashing gloves
Buy These Requirement Equipment
Disassemble Your KitchenAid Food Processor Parts
For cleaning your food processor’s every part separately, you have to disassemble your food processor parts from the food processor.
So, take your KitchenAid food processor manual and read all the instructions about disassembling its parts. Then, following the instructions, disassemble all parts from the food processor and keep them in a safe place.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Power Base?
KitchenAid food processor power base is also known as the motor base or simple base.
To clean the KitchenAid food processor power base, take it and keep it on a clean and dry plain surface. Then, wipe the whole power base thoroughly with a clean and dry cloth or towel until it becomes neat and clean.
After cleaning the motor base by wiping it with a cloth or towel, store it in a safe & dry place (away from water and any liquids).
Keep in mind:
KitchenAid food processor power base is not dishwasher safe. Plus, it is not water and any liquids safe because it is an electric component.
It is true for all brands of food processors in the present market, including Cuisinart food processor, Hamilton Beach food processor, Ninja food processor, and Oster food processor.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Handle?
All models KitchenAid food processor handle is dishwasher safe (top rack). That is why you can clean your KitchenAid food processor handle in two ways—Handwash and using a dishwasher machine.
If you want to clean your food processor handle in handwash, then take the handle and soak it in warm soapy water for one or two minutes.
Then, take the handle in one hand from the soapy water and wipe it thoroughly with a dishwashing sponge with your other free hand until it becomes thoroughly clean.
Finally, rinse the handle thoroughly with fresh water and keep it under a running fan or open air for drying.
If you want to clean your food processor handle using the dishwashing machine, place the handle in the top rack of the dishwasher. Then, use a gentle dishwashing cycle like normal and avoid high-temperature cycles.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Chopper (Bowl/ Work Bowl)?
KitchenAid food processor chopper is also known as a food processor bowl and food processor work bowl. And the chopper/work bowl requires cleaning more than any other part of a KitchenAid food processor.
You can clean your KitchenAid food processor chopper in three ways- self-cleaning, handwashing, and using a dishwasher.
To clean your food processor chopper in handwash, take the chopper and dishwashing sponge or brush in your hand. And then, soak the chopper bowl and sponge or brush in warm soapy water for two or three minutes.
Then, take the chopper bowl in hand from the water and wipe it thoroughly with the dishwashing sponge inside and outside. Or, brush the whole chopper bowl inside and outside with the dishwashing brush.
Continue wiping or brushing the food processor bowl until it becomes completely clean. Then, rinse it with fresh water and keep it under a running fan or open air to dry.
Note:
While wiping or brushing the food processor bowl, soak the sponge or brush two or three times in soapy water. It will help you wipe or brush the bowl easily and quickly remove all the dirt from the bowl.
If you want to clean your KitchenAid food processor bowl using a dishwashing machine, then place it in the top rack of your dishwashing machine and run your dishwasher in a gentle dishwashing cycle (normally).
Try to avoid running the dishwashing machine in high dishwashing cycles and high-temperature cycles.
To clean the food processor bowl using the self-cleaning feature, fill the bowl with halfway soapy water or halfway warm water and a few drops of liquid dish soap.
And then, lock the lid on the bowl and run the food processor at high speed for a few seconds.
Finally, dump out the soapy water from the food processor bowl and rinse it with fresh water. At last, keep the bowl in a safe place.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Slicing Disks?
Depending on the model, a KitchenAid food processor comes with two or three or four types of slicing discs attachments.
They are reversible medium slicing disc, thin slicing disc, medium slicing disc, and thick slicing disc. The slicing discs can clean in three ways-self-cleaning, handwashing, and using a dishwasher.
To clean your food processor slicing discs, wear dishwashing gloves on your hand and soak the disc in warm soapy water.
Then, take it out from the water and rub the brush thoroughly on both sides of it. Soak the disc and brush in soapy water one more time while rubbing the disc with the brush.
Continue the process until the disc become completely clean. At last, rinse the disc with fresh water and keep it in a safe place.
Clean your food processor other slicing discs in this way.
If you want to clean your food processor slicing discs using the dishwashing machine, then put the discs in the top rack of the dishwasher and run the dishwasher the way you cleaned the handle and bowl of your food processor.
To clean your food processor slicing discs using the food processor’s self-cleaning feature, place the discs in the work bowl and fill the bowl with halfway warm soapy water or fill the work bowl with halfway warm water and a few drops of liquid dishwashing soap in it.
Then, run the food processor at high speed for two or three minutes. Then, stop the food processor, take out the discs from the bowl, and clean them with fresh water rinsing.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Blades?
A KitchenAid food processor comes with two types of blade attachments-multipurpose blade and a dough blade. Both blades are very easy to clean because they can easily clean in handwash and using the dishwasher.
To clean your food processor blade in handwash, wear the hand dishwashing gloves and soak a blade into the warm soapy water for one or two minutes.
Then, take the blade from the water and rub the whole blade with the dishwashing brush thoroughly until the blade becomes neat and clean.
Then, rinse the blade with fresh water and keep it under a running fan or open air for drying. At last, keep the blade in a safe place.
Try the same process to clean the other blade of your food processor.
If you want to clean your food processor blades in the dishwashing machine, then put both the multipurpose blade and dough blade in the top rack of the dishwasher.
Then, run the dishwashing machine at a slow speed and avoid high-temperature cycles.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Lid?
You can clean your food processor lid in three ways, like the food processor bowl: self-cleaning, handwash, and using a dishwasher.
To clean your food processor lid in handwash, soak both lid and dishwashing sponge or dishwashing brush in the warm soapy water for a few seconds.
Then, take the lid in one hand and start rubbing it with the dishwashing sponge or brush with the help of your other hand. Continue the rubbing with the brush or sponge until it becomes neat and clean.
To clean your food processor using a dishwashing machine, place it top rack of the dishwasher and run the machine in a gentle dishwashing cycle. Don’t run the machine in high-temperature cycles.
To clean your food processor lid using the food processor’s self-cleaning feature, fill the bowl with halfway warm soapy water or warm water and a few drops of liquid dishwashing soap. And then lock the lid with the bowl.
Then run the food processor at high speed for one minute. And then, stop the food processor and disassemble the lid from the bowl. Finally, rinse the lid with fresh water and keep it in a safe place.
How to Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Feed Tube Pusher?
To clean your food processor feed tube pusher in handwash, soak it in warm soapy water for a minute.
Then, take the feed tube pusher in hand from the warm soapy water and rub it thoroughly with a dishwashing brush inside and outside of its with the help of your other free hand.
If you want to clean the food processor feed tube pusher using the dishwashing machine, place it on the top rack of the dishwasher. And then, run the dishwashing machine normally, and avoid high-temperature cycles.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Drive Adaptor/ Slicing Adaptor?
You can clean your food processor drive adapter/slicing adaptor the way you have cleaned your food processor slicing discs.
To clean the drive adaptor in handwash, soak it in soapy water for a minute, and then rub it with the dishwashing brush or sponge thoroughly. At last, rinse it with fresh water and keep it in a safe place.
To clean your food processor drive adaptor using a washing machine, place it at the top rack of the dishwasher and then run the dishwasher in a gentle dishwashing cycle.
Don’t run the dishwashing machine at a high-speed temperature while cleaning the drive adaptor in the dishwasher.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Lid Seal (Black And Read)?
Cleaning food processor seal is very easy. You can clean it in handwash or using the dishwasher.
To clean your food processor seal, rub it thoroughly with the dishwashing sponge or brush it thoroughly with the dishwashing brush. Then, rinse it with fresh water.
To clean the food processor seal using the dishwashing machine, place it in the top rack of the dishwasher and run the machine the way you have cleaned your food processor lid, handle, bowl, and more in the dishwasher.
How To Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Spatula?
To clean your food processor spatula in handwash, rub the whole spatula with the dishwashing sponge thoroughly. Then, rinse it with fresh water.
You can clean the spatula using the dishwashing machine, but we recommend you clean it handwash.
How to Clean KitchenAid Food Processor Power cord?
Cleaning the KitchenAid food processor power cord is very easy. You will not have to pay much effort to clean it.
Alike the power base, the KitchenAid food processor power cord is also not water and dishwasher-safe. Wiping with a cloth or towel is the only way of cleaning the KitchenAid food processor power cord.
So, to clean your food processor power cord, wipe it with a clean cloth or towel until it becomes fully neat and clean. Then keep the power cord in a safe place away from water or any other liquids.
Assemble Your KitchenAid Food ProcessorAccesories
You have cleaned all your KitchenAid food processor accessories. Now assemble them following your KitchenAid food processor manual.
What’s KitchenAid Food Processor Parts Can Go In The Dishwasher?
A KitchenAid food processor’s lid, work bowl, handle, feed tube pusher, seal, blades, slicing discs, and spatula can go in the dishwasher because they are dishwasher safe.
But a KitchenAid food processor power base (motor base) and power cord cannot go in the dishwasher because they are not dishwasher safe.
Final Verdict
Cleaning a KitchenAid food processor is very easy. Because KitchenAid food processors come with the self-cleaning feature, and most of the parts of KitchenAid food processors are dishwasher safe.
Plus, KitchenAid food processor parts and accessories can easily clean in handwash or using a dishwashing machine.
To clean your KitchenAid food processor easily and relatively quickly, we recommend you clean your food processor’s water and dishwasher-safe parts using your food processor’s self-cleaning feature or a dishwashing machine.
Hopefully, following your KitchenAid food processor user manual and our above-mentioned tips, you can clean your food processor easily and comfortably.
