Am I the only one who never preheated their air fryer for 6 months?

I kept wondering why my chicken came out dry on the outside and raw in the middle until my sister watched me toss a frozen wing in and said 'you gotta let it warm up first, it's not a microwave,' so now I do the 3 minute empty basket trick before anything goes in, has anyone else made that same mistake with a basic step?

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mason_reed471mo ago

Preheating is only half the battle though. The other half is realizing your basket has hot spots, so the side facing the fan cooks way faster than the back. I used to rotate my food halfway through and still got uneven results until I started staggering the pieces instead of piling them in a single layer. Also, frozen wings basically need the full cook time plus a few extra minutes, not just the recipe time for fresh ones.