Tried to cheap out on parchment paper liners and ruined a batch of wings

I figured all air fryer parchment liners were pretty much the same, so I grabbed a 100 pack off Amazon for like $7. They looked fine at first, but when I cooked wings at 400 degrees the paper started to smoke and curl up badly. Ended up with half the wings stuck to the basket with melted paper residue on them. That whole batch of wings was about $12 worth of chicken and sauce down the drain. Has anyone found a brand of liners that actually holds up at higher temps without issues?

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alicem291mo ago

Paper liners at 400 degrees seems like asking for trouble honestly.

aaron_gonzalez25d agoMost Upvoted

Man that really stinks, I feel your pain. I did almost the exact same thing with some cheapo liners from a random brand on Amazon and they literally melted into a crispy mess on my drumsticks. @alicem29 I totally see your point about 400 being too hot, but these things are supposed to be rated for it and some brands just flat out lie. I switched to the Reynolds brand parchment liners and those have held up fine even at 425 for thighs and wings with no smoke or curling. Hope you can salvage the next batch man.