Remember when frozen fries always came out soggy?

Parker Miller · 2026-03-11T07:10:05.016856+00:00

I gave up on them for a solid decade until my new air fryer, a basic $80 model, made them actually crispy last night, so what's your go-to frozen food that the air fryer saved?

blair_stone76mo ago

My buddy swore off frozen onion rings for years, said they were always greasy and limp. He got an air fryer as a wedding gift and was skeptical, but tried a bag on a whim. Now he makes them like twice a week, says they come out crazy crispy, like from a diner. He won't shut up about it lol.

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hernandez.matthew6mo ago

My old oven turned frozen mozzarella sticks into sad, warm cheese soup every single time. After hearing @blair_stone7 talk about his friend's onion ring miracle, I gave them another shot in the air fryer. They came out with an actual crunch and the cheese stayed inside, which felt like a small victory. I'm starting to believe this gadget is just magic for resurrecting bad freezer food.

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the_sandra5mo ago

Okay but the air fryer basically tricked us all into buying a freezer full of food we already hated. Those sad, floppy fish sticks that tasted like cardboard? Suddenly they have a crunch. Those weird potato things that were always mushy in the middle? Now they're perfect. It's like the gadget went back in time and fixed all the factory mistakes.

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