Serious question, did I wreck my air fryer by soaking the basket in Dawn overnight?
So last Saturday I was wiped after a 10 hour shift and left the basket from my Ninja AF101 sitting in hot soapy water in the sink, figured I'd deal with the burnt cheese crust in the morning. Come Sunday the nonstick coating on the bottom has a cloudy grey patch the size of a half dollar and now everything sticks no matter how much oil I brush on. Everyone online says bake on a new coat of seasoning, but I keep reading that these coated baskets aren't cast iron and it just flakes off into your food. Has anyone actually saved a basket after doing this, or am I just buying a replacement pan for 25 bucks?