Hot take: air fryer preheat times are a total scam or necessary evil?

Yesterday I tried cooking frozen chicken tenders and argued with my air fryer for 15 minutes about whether to preheat. My buddy swears preheating makes everything crispier but I think it just wastes time and electricity. My tenders came out fine without it. So who's right here?

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reese_taylor699d ago

I mean, I read somewhere that preheating is more for even cooking than just crispiness, especially with frozen stuff. Your tenders might have been fine this time but maybe they'd be better with a preheat. Honestly, I skip it half the time too and my fries still come out okay. I think it just depends on what you're cooking and how picky you are about texture.

walker.robert8d ago

My sister @reese_taylor69 once forgot to preheat and her chicken nuggets turned out like little hockey pucks, so maybe it matters for frozen stuff.