Serious question, did anyone else's chicken wings come out rubbery at first?

I got an air fryer about 3 weeks ago and my first batch of wings was a disaster. They looked golden on the outside but the skin was chewy and weird, not crispy at all. My buddy from work who cooks all the time told me I wasn't drying the wings enough before seasoning. He said pat them dry with paper towels and leave them in the fridge uncovered for an hour. I tried that last Sunday and it made a huge difference. The skin got super crispy and the inside stayed juicy. I also started flipping them halfway through at 380 degrees instead of 400. Has anyone else had that rubbery skin problem and fixed it with drying them out?

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lunakim25d ago

My first batch was so rubbery I could've bounced them off the wall (and I kinda wanted to, ngl). Tried the fridge drying trick too and it saved my air fryer from becoming a very expensive paperweight.

victor_adams25d ago

Yeah but how long did you leave them in the fridge? I tried that trick once and just forgot about them for three days. Ended up with beef jerky sticks instead of jerky jerky. Still ate em though, just needed a lot of chewing. That drying time window is real narrow.