Why does nobody talk about frozen veggies in the air fryer vs fresh?

I spent months buying fresh broccoli and Brussels sprouts for my air fryer, always cutting them up and tossing them in oil. Last week I was out of fresh stuff so I grabbed a bag of frozen broccoli florets from the freezer section at my local Safeway. Popped them in straight from the bag with a little spray oil and some garlic salt. They came out way crispier in about 12 minutes compared to the 18 minutes I usually do fresh. Fresh always had some soggy spots but frozen got evenly crunchy all over. The only downside is frozen holds more moisture so you gotta shake the basket halfway through or it steams. Has anyone else noticed frozen works better for air fryer recipes or am I just bad at prepping fresh?

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tarar3816d ago

My air fryer burnt my frozen peas to little rocks last week.

gracej9915d ago

Right? Same thing happened to me, turned my bag of frozen broccoli into a pile of blackened pebbles.

abby_fisher15d ago

Another HUGE thing people miss is that frozen veggies get flash frozen at peak ripeness, so they actually have more nutrients than fresh stuff that sat in a truck for a week. Fresh broccoli loses vitamins every day it sits in your fridge but frozen locks that in right away. Makes the air fryer choice even better when you factor in the crunch AND the nutrition.