Learned the hard way about air fryer breading sticking issues

I kept having my breading fall off chicken tenders in my air fryer. Turns out I was skipping the drying step. After I started patting the chicken dry with paper towels for a full 2 minutes, the coating finally stuck. Has anyone else had trouble with their breading sliding off?

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nora1013d ago

Oh man, my friend Sarah went through this exact thing with her fish sticks. She was so frustrated because the breading would just slide off in a greasy clump. She finally figured out she wasn't drying the fish at all, just going straight from the package to the egg wash. I remember her telling me she started patting them dry for a solid 2 minutes like you said and now they come out perfect every time.

anthony_fox9013d ago

Wait, did she try freezing the breaded sticks for 20 minutes before frying?