Can we talk about the week I ruined 3 batches of wings in a row?

Last Tuesday I was so hyped to make crispy buffalo wings in my air fryer. First batch I forgot to pat them dry, so they came out all steamed and rubbery. Next night I tried again but piled them too high, ended up with half soggy half burnt. Thursday I thought I finally had it figured out, seasoned them perfect and set the timer. Then my phone rang and I got distracted for 15 extra minutes. Came back to blackened sticks of charcoal. That was the worst wing week of my life, I almost threw the whole air fryer in the trash. Has anyone else had a streak of fails like that or am I just cursed?

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wade_kelly774d ago

Ngl I used to think wing fails were just people not paying attention, but your story totally changed my mind because I had the exact same curse last month with chicken thighs. The air fryer is basically a liar that tricks you into thinking you've got it down, then it humbles you three times in a row like it's personal. I'm convinced there's a secret wing gremlin living inside every air fryer that just waits for you to get cocky.

felixhenderson4d ago

Man I had a similar thing happen with my air fryer last Tuesday when I was trying to do pork chops. I followed the recipe exactly, same temp and time I always use, but somehow three out of four came out like hockey pucks. The fourth one was perfect though and I swear it was just messing with me on purpose. I think those things have some kind of sensor that knows when you're feeling confident and then it cranks up the heat by 50 degrees or something. My buddy Tom said his air fryer buzzed at him three times in a row once and when he opened it, everything was black on top but raw on the bottom. I told him that's the gremlin getting comfortable.

hannah_wells4d ago

Gotta say though, air fryers don't actually have sensors that crank up the heat on purpose. It's more likely the way the air circulates in there, especially if you overcrowd it or if pieces are different sizes. That one perfect pork chop probably had just the right spot where the hot air hit it evenly. Still won't stop me from blaming the gremlin though, feels better than admitting I might have stacked things wrong.