Pro tip: Frozen wings in the basket vs the tray made a bigger difference than I thought

I've been making air fryer wings for years, always just dumping them straight into the basket. Last week I tried spreading them out on the mesh tray insert that came with my model. The difference was night and day. The basket ones came out soggy on the bottom and I had to flip them twice. The tray ones got crispy all over in one go with no flipping. Anyone else notice the tray makes a huge difference for frozen stuff?

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bettyfox26d agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, I've been saying this for ages and nobody listens. I told my brother to use the tray for his frozen wings and he looked at me like I had three heads. Then he tried it and texted me at 10 PM like "okay you were right." The tray literally does all the work for you, no flipping, no soggy bottoms, just crispy goodness. Meanwhile the basket people out there are probably flipping their wings like short order cooks for no reason.

eric72326d ago

people always talk about the tray vs basket thing but nobody ever mentions how the tray lets you season way better. like with the basket your seasoning just falls through the holes and makes a mess at the bottom but with a tray you can toss the wings in sauce or dry rub right on the tray and it all stays put. my buddy tried it with some hot honey seasoning and said it was the first time the flavor actually stuck to every wing instead of just a few. plus the cleanup is way easier cause you just toss the foil or wash the tray instead of scrubbing those little basket holes for twenty minutes.