Addison Scott

I was chewing through baskets too until I changed the way food sits in the thing. wear spots were always the same spots where the crisper plate rubs and where chicken thighs touch and get scrubbed off later. I cut a cheap silicone baking mat to a donut that sits on top of the plate so there is a cushion but still holes for that model. No more metal on coating and I do not have to scrub hard because stuff does not weld itself on. Works great. I also ditched aerosol and switched to brushing a tiny bit of oil on the food instead. I let the basket cool ten minutes, wash fast with warm suds, towel dry, and store it out of the machine so trapped moisture cannot creep under the edge. When the coating finally wore thin I bought a replacement direct from the brand as a spare part rather than a whole new fryer which was way cheaper.