Tried air frying frozen chicken thighs without preheating

I threw a pack of frozen thighs straight into the air fryer at 380 degrees for 20 minutes, and they came out unevenly cooked with a weird rubbery texture on the inside. Now I always preheat for 5 minutes first and pat them dry before seasoning. Anyone else had issues skipping the preheat step?

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thomas_roberts1mo ago

I get where you're coming from but I actually skip preheating half the time and mine turn out fine. The rubbery texture thing sounds more like you need to flip them halfway through, not a preheat issue.

the_robert1mo ago

You skip preheating half the time and they still come out fine? That's wild to me. I tried that once and the bottom was all pale and weird, took forever to get any color on it. Maybe my pan just runs different than yours, but I can't see how that works for you.