Stop crowding the basket with frozen chicken wings

I keep seeing people post pics of their air fryer completely stuffed full of frozen wings. You can't do that. The air needs to move around each piece or they steam instead of crisping. I learned this the hard way after 3 batches of rubbery skin at my shop in Cleveland. Single layer, leave space between each wing, and flip them halfway at 380 for 25 minutes. Has anyone else noticed a big difference once they stopped overloading?

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jake_martin161mo ago

Oh man, you're totally right - I used to cram my basket full too and wondered why everything came out soggy. Once I started doing single layer batches the difference was night and day.

noahclark1mo ago

Single layer is the only way to go, I ruined a whole batch of party wings last year because I thought I could squeeze in an extra few. Now I do 8 to 10 wings max in my basket, 380 for 22 minutes, give them a shake at the halfway point and they come out super crispy every time. Soggy wings are such a bummer, it's worth the extra time to do multiple batches.