That time my brother told me to stop overfilling the air fryer basket

My brother kept saying I was cramming too much food in there and the airflow was getting blocked. I ignored him for months because I wanted bigger batches faster. Finally tried doing just a single layer of chicken wings last week and they actually came out crispy instead of steamed. Has anyone else noticed a huge difference when you leave more space?

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faithb781mo ago

So I had this exact same argument with my husband about our toaster oven. He kept telling me to stop piling cheese on top of the frozen pizzas because it would melt into a fire hazard. I kept doing it anyway because I like extra cheese and I am impatient. Then one day the cheese dripped onto the heating element and started smoking so bad the fire alarm went off and we had to open all the windows in January. Still tasted fine though, just had to scrape the burnt bits off the bottom.

alice_harris351mo ago

Had a similar thing with my Instant Pot where I kept cramming too much liquid in there and it took forever to pressurize. Finally followed the fill line and everything cooked way faster.