Showerthought: I was preheating my air fryer way too long this whole time

I used to let my air fryer run empty for a full 10 minutes before putting food in. Then my wife caught me doing it and asked why I was heating up nothing for so long. Turns out the manual actually says 3 minutes max for most things, and I just never read it. The food comes out just as crispy and my electric bill dropped like $8 last month. Has anyone else been wasting time and power on a long preheat?

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barbaraw4721d ago

I just called my air fryer "the loud toaster" for two years straight. Did you cook anything interesting yet?

lucaslee20d ago

Loud toaster is pretty good actually haha. But I gotta say, I don't get the hype. Mine just sits on the counter collecting dust honestly. Tried making wings once and they came out dry and chewy. Maybe I'm doing it wrong but I'll stick with the regular oven.

joelwells19d ago

Nah you're not wrong about the wings, first time I tried that it was a total fail too lol. What actually worked for me was doing a quick brine on them first, like 30 mins in salt water, then patting them dry and doing a light coat of oil. Also found out you gotta shake the basket halfway through or they just sit in their own juice and get sad. After that I started using it mostly for stuff like reheating pizza or making crispy chickpeas, way better than the oven for that tbh.