Burned my first batch of fries pretty bad last night

I set the air fryer to 400 degrees for 15 minutes like the recipe said, but after 8 minutes I smelled smoke and opened it up to find blackened potato sticks. Turns out my particular model runs hot by about 25 degrees, so now I check everything at the halfway mark with a quick flip. Has anyone else had to adjust cook times for their specific machine?

3 comments

3 Comments

olivia_wilson1mo ago

Oh, what model do you have? I swear some of these air fryers have a mind of their own... I gotta babysit mine too now after a few close calls. Just set a timer for half the time and flip or shake it.

william4071mo ago

Halved my cook time after burning nuggets and never looked back.

charles5081mo ago

I mean, my first batch of fries came out looking like charcoal briquettes and now I just automatically pull everything at the halfway mark no matter what the recipe says. My wife thinks I'm crazy but at least we're not setting off the smoke alarm every single time.