Big Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Fries In An Air Fryer

Do you want delectably crispy, flavorful, golden fries, or a sad, soggy mess? Unlock the secrets to ensuring a perfect pile of scrumptious air-fried fries every single time.

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Forgetting to preheat | 0:00
Using a cooking spray | 1:26
Not letting your potatoes soak first | 2:27
Not blanching the potato sticks | 3:25
Overcrowding your basket | 4:12
Not greasing the basket | 4:56
Not shaking your basket | 5:35
Using the wrong potatoes | 6:20
Adding salt after cooking | 7:15
Leaving them on a paper towel | 8:13

[MashedFood]

Do you have any tips for cooking fries in an air fryer?

[michaelmcfarland]

Our new Instapot has a built in preheat feature. Also has a rotisserie fork, and basket. Always great results with this unit.

[c]

Going through all this B.S. to air fry French fries defeats the point of using an air fryer. It is supposed to be quick and easy. You might as well break out the Cisco and pan fry.

[srobb]

I boil my fries 8 mins. Cool, freeze, then cook in air fryers whenever.

[ChiliDawg]

The correct way to cook them is to par cook them at a lower temp for 5 minutes or so to thaw and soften the inside then crank it up to high to crisp them up, seasoning optional but if you do, season after the par cook. This is an absolute must to making them from raw potatoes but works great for frozen as well.

[CasualGamerPlays]

I have a question, can you use a lot of these techniques if you want to cook or make sweet potato fries?

[FrmGrl]

I buy tiny potatoes at Sam’s, half them, shake in a tad of oil, seasonings and throw those babies in the air fryer, they are stacked in there, and air fry around 20 minutes, they are awesome.

[charbar]

Yes I have noticed that pre heating my air fryer does wonders with French fries.

[dddhkwc]

Its actually way easier to start the fryer without a preheat at 370 for like 10 min and then swap it over to 400 to 410 for the next 7 ish min. This works really well on fresh fries.

[jolie]

Get a Ninja Foodi air fryer/grill, do not need oil. I put a whole bag of frozen fries In it, just stir/ turn around and they get perfect 👍. If doing fresh, just takes a tad longer

[twal]

Okay...so is it cold water soaking, THEN blanching, and then another cold water soak? Or do you omit the first cold soak if you are going to blanch?

[AlKhebir]

At the moment I'm getting good results with Nicola potatoes, very finely cut, with some pepper & peanut oil on them. I shake every 5 mins, and let cook 20 mins. If I were to make them for others, i'd likely indeed soak em, pre-cook & dry them well :)

[petercapon]

I recommend celery salt and freshly ground black pepper

[RoguishlyHandsome]

12 to 15 minutes is a very long time to preheat an air fryer. 5 minutes generally will do nicely. Definitely read the manual before using this suggestion.

[knarf]

Olive Oil has a high smoke point ? Are you sure ?

[araceliarte]

Ok she lost when she said Olive Oil is a high smoke point oil. 😂

[timothyturner]

Follow these simple tips and tricks and in mere days you have French fries!

[onhazrat]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:00 🍟 *Preheating your air fryer is crucial for achieving restaurant-quality crisp and crunch in your fries.*
01:21 🚫 *Avoid using cooking sprays in your air fryer, as they can damage the non-stick coating on the basket.*
02:45 💦 *Soak potatoes in cold water before air frying to release starch and achieve a crispy texture.*
03:40 🥔 *Blanching potatoes before air frying softens surface starch, resulting in evenly cooked and crispy fries.*
04:40 🚫 *Avoid overcrowding the air fryer basket to ensure proper air circulation and prevent uneven cooking.*
05:35 🍳 *Grease the air fryer basket with oils like grape seed, avocado, or olive oil for ideal fry texture.*
06:01 🔄 *Shake the air fryer basket or use tongs to flip fries for even cooking and crispiness.*
06:57 🥔 *Use russet potatoes for the best crispy fries, and coat them in oil and seasoning before air frying.*
07:57 🧂 *Coat raw fries in oil and seasoning before air frying for better salt absorption and enhanced taste.*
08:52 📦 *Use a cooling rack instead of paper towels to absorb excess oil and prevent fries from becoming soggy.*

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[minhphan]

Soak and blanching, do you need both of them, if so which go first or you only need one of them and skip the other ?

[lunasmum]

My old air fryer only needed 3 minutes to preheat but my new one clearly states in the manual that preheating is not needed or necessary. My chips (UK here) turn out lovely and even more yummy than deep fat fried chips.