Shoutout to my air fryer for not catching on fire when I forgot about frozen fries

I was in the kitchen last Tuesday trying to make a quick batch of frozen fries for lunch. I set the air fryer to 400 degrees and walked away to check my email. Totally forgot about them until I smelled something weird about 20 minutes later. When I opened the basket, the fries were black and smoking like crazy. I swear I nearly threw the whole thing out the back door. Turns out the fries were too crowded and the oil from the coating just pooled and burned. Now I always shake the basket halfway and never go past 15 minutes for frozen fries. Has anyone else had a close call with burned food in their air fryer?

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andrew_baker911d agoMost Upvoted

That's more user error than an air fryer problem though. You left frozen fries in at 400 for 20 minutes, of course they're going to burn up. I do 10 minutes at 375, shake them, then another 5 at 400 and they come out perfect every time.

the_laura11d ago

And you just reminded me that everything in life works better with a little space and patience, honestly.

parker_hall511d ago

Totally agree with Andrew. I did the same thing with tater tots last week.