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c/air-fryer-recipesterryb11terryb113d agoProlific Poster

Spent 45 minutes trying to figure out why my fries were soggy

Turns out I forgot to preheat the air fryer. I was just tossing frozen fries in cold and wondering why they came out limp after 20 minutes. Anyone else make this mistake when they first started?
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the_henry
the_henry3d ago
Yeah but oscarb71, you still gotta shake the basket halfway through even if you preheat.
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wesley_thompson
Is it really that deep though? I mean yeah soggy fries aren't ideal but I've definitely eaten a few sad batches when I was too lazy to preheat. They still got eaten, just with a little extra ketchup. Honestly I think people act like air fryers are some sacred technology when it's just a tiny oven.
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oscarb71
oscarb713d ago
Hated that. Soggy fries are a waste of time and oil. Preheating is the whole point of the air fryer. Skipped that step for like a month. Never again.
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