Realized I had been overcrowding my air fryer basket for months

Finally figured this out after my third batch of soggy frozen fries came out limp and i looked at the manual that said leave space between each piece, anyone else have that slow realization moment?

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jesse_barnes3719d ago

Omg the first time I actually measured the space between my chicken wings (about half an inch) I got that perfect crispy skin I was chasing for like a year. I was literally cramming 15 wings in there thinking "more food = more better" but nah, they just steam each other. My air fryer is a 5.8 quart model (nothing fancy, just the Costco one) and now I max out at like 8 wings per batch. It takes longer total but the texture is night and day, no more sad limp food.

theawest18d ago

Nah but that's the thing, you're doing it wrong if you're limiting yourself. I cram like 12 wings in my 5.3 quart basket and they come out fine, people get way too obsessed with "air flow" like it's some science experiment. A little steam just means they'll finish faster and you can sauce them after anyway, the texture difference is barely noticeable once you eat them with ranch or whatever.