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Air fryer preheating is a waste of time and I have the numbers to prove it
I just read a test from America's Test Kitchen that showed preheating an air fryer only saves about 2 minutes of cook time for most foods. For frozen chicken wings at 400 degrees, they found the difference in crispiness was barely noticeable between preheated and cold start. I've been wasting 5 extra minutes every single day for 2 years doing something that doesn't matter. Has anyone else tried skipping the preheat and noticed no difference?
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sage2861mo ago
Why would anyone preheat an air fryer? It's just a tiny convection oven, not a pizza stone. I've never done it and my wings come out fine every time.
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phoenixgonzalez1mo ago
@sage286 ever actually bothered to check if the first batch comes out less crispy though?
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