Burned three batches of wings before I realized my basket was overcrowded

Spent a whole Sunday in Denver trial and erroring through 5 pounds of drumettes, and it was only after batch two came out soggy that I counted how many were actually touching each other, so has anyone else figured out the exact max weight for a single layer without rotating halfway?

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brian_rivera5911d ago

Start by weighing your basket itself first. Nobody talks about that, but most air fryer baskets have a heavy center post or a raised lip that kills your usable space way more than the listed capacity suggests. I fit 1.2 pounds of drumettes in a single layer on mine, but that's only because I strip the basket down and use the rack insert upside down to flatten the surface. Also, patting the skin dry and chilling the wings uncovered for an hour does more for crispiness than any basket trick, so you're fighting two problems at once. Rotating halfway is still a crutch, if you have real airflow, the bottom side crisps just fine without touching anything.