A TikTok user shared a time-saving hack for cleaning a blender, and it has a professional cleaner's seal of approval

• TikTok user @princessporcupine shared a time-saving hack for cleaning a blender quickly and easily.
• She simply blended dish soap and water in the blender jar to make it clean itself.
• It's not as thorough as a hand wash, but pro-cleaner Bailey Carson says this hack works in a pinch.

A TikToker is racking up millions of views with a video that shows how she cleans a blender without the hassle of taking it apart and cleaning each piece.

The video - posted by TikTok user @princesssporcupine425 in February 2020 - shows the blender filled with water and dish soap with the lid attached. The TikToker then presses a button to start blending. The seemingly obvious hack uses the blending function to swirl soap and water around the blender to clean it.

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The video has more than 5.3 million views and more than 280,000 likes at the time of writing, and it seems some TikTok users have tried the hack themselves.

In the comments, some TikTok users say they can't believe they hadn't thought of the hack themselves, while others say they've been doing it their whole lives.

"In all honesty, I'm just mad," one TikToker who seemed to have just learned of the hack commented. "So much wasted effort and time."

Another said, "I thought everyone did this!"

A professional cleaner says the hack is a great way to quickly clean your blender

Bailey Carson, head of cleaning for Handy, a household services app, told Insider that, while the best way to deeply clean a blender is to take it apart piece by piece and wash it "the good old fashioned way," this hack is great when you're pressed for time.

Carson gave some tips for properly using the hack.

First, rinse the jar to loosen any residue inside. Next, fill the blender with warm water and one to two drops of dish soap and blend it at a low speed for about 15 seconds.

Carson added that this hack could give your blender a deeper clean if you fill it up with equal parts water and baking soda and then blend it. After the baking soda, she said to rinse the jar and repeat the process once more with dish soap.

It's important to note that the blender should be rinsed thoroughly before use. Many household cleaners like dish soap are poisonous if used improperly and should not be swallowed.