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My frozen fries went from sad and pale to crisp and golden after I stopped shaking the basket

For the first year I had my air fryer, I followed the bag instructions to shake the fries halfway through. They always came out a bit limp. Two months ago, I saw a comment on a cooking site saying to just leave them alone. I tried it with a bag of store brand crinkle cuts, set it at 400 for 15 minutes, and didn't touch the basket. The difference was huge, they were way crispier all over. Is shaking actually making things worse for some foods?

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3 Comments

mark_thompson20h ago

My old air fryer manual swore by shaking... but my last batch of tater tots proved it wrong.

jana67217h ago

Wait, @mark_thompson, your manual actually told you to shake tater tots? I mean, that just seems like a mess waiting to happen.

sammartinez13h ago

My air fryer manual said the same thing about fries. Ended up with half of them stuck to the basket.