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The day I stopped preheating my air fryer for everything
I always preheated for 5 minutes before putting food in, thought it was the only way to get things crispy. Then my neighbor came over and tossed frozen chicken strips straight in without preheating, and they came out just as good in the same time. Now I'm wondering if I've been wasting electricity on stuff like fries and nuggets, what do you skip preheating for?
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faithbaker22d ago
Honestly it's just an air fryer, not a wood fired oven. I don't think 5 minutes of preheating is gonna break the bank or ruin your nuggets.
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the_rose22d ago
Preheating an air fryer for nuggets is wild to me. What's the actual difference in crispiness if you skip the preheat and just toss them in for an extra minute or two? I've done both and can't tell a difference, but maybe my taste buds are broken. Like is it a texture thing or are we just following directions blindly?
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