PSA: Stop preheating your air fryer for frozen foods

I used to always preheat my air fryer for 5 minutes before tossing in frozen chicken tenders. Then I forgot to preheat one night and they came out just as crispy in the same time. Tried it with frozen fries and onion rings too, no difference at all. Now I just skip the preheat step and save 5 minutes every time. Anyone else notice this with frozen stuff or am I missing something?

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rowanw9117d ago

Wait, you actually set a timer for preheating? I just toss stuff in cold and add like 2 minutes to the cook time if it seems needed. Frozen stuff is already cold so preheating feels pointless to me. The air fryer gets hot fast enough anyway. I do preheat for fresh stuff like homemade fries or chicken wings. But for frozen? Total waste of time. You're saving 5 minutes for real.

william_craig717d ago

You ever just toss a frozen pizza in there with zero preheat and see what happens? I did that once and forgot about it for 20 minutes, came back to a perfectly done pizza with a crispy crust, no damage done.

gray31417d ago

Wait, you actually set a timer for preheating... that's wild to me honestly.