Vent: I had to pick between frozen fries or fresh potatoes for my air fryer tonight

I was making dinner and only had a bag of frozen crinkle cuts or some russet potatoes from the farm stand. I went with the fresh ones, cut them into wedges, and tossed them with a little oil and garlic powder. They took about 18 minutes at 380 degrees, and they came out way crispier than I thought they would. Has anyone else found that fresh potatoes just work better in the air fryer?

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caleb_bell13d ago

Ngl I always grabbed the frozen bag for convenience. Tried fresh wedges last week and the texture was a total game changer, way more crispy outside and fluffy inside. The extra five minutes of chopping is worth it.

nathan_foster6012d ago

Totally agree about the texture difference. I started soaking my fresh wedges in cold water for 20 minutes before drying them off, pulls out more starch and they get even crispier.