Just tried preheating my air fryer for chicken thighs and wow what a difference

I always just tossed stuff in cold and hit start. Last night I finally let it run empty at 375 for 5 minutes before adding the chicken. The skin came out way crispier and it cooked faster too like 4 minutes less than normal. I seasoned them with just salt pepper and garlic powder nothing fancy. They were still juicy inside but the outside had that crunch I usually only get from deep frying. Has anyone else tried preheating for specific things like veggies or frozen stuff?

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harris.aaron1h ago

Preheating an air fryer? That's wild to me. I toss everything in cold and just add a couple minutes, never had a problem with crunch on chicken thighs. Might have to try it for frozen fries though, those always come out soggy on one side for me.