On 21/02/2021 15:04, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Fredxx was thinking very hard :
I find a few washes in the dish washer tends to emulsify any caked on
oil, but I presume that isn't an option?

It is an option, its just the basket caked with oil.

I have put a fat fryer basket on the stove before now but beware of the
very large volumes of smoke!

Seriously, I often put fat fryer components in the dishwasher and while
it doesn't remove the scum, it softens it and makes mechanical removal
so much easier.