Finally broke down and used a thermometer for my air fryer chicken

I always eyeballed it and ended up with dry breasts or raw thighs for like 6 months. Took me 45 minutes of poking around to realize my basket has hot spots and the thickest part was 15 degrees off.

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blairm353d ago

Read that thermometers are the one thing most home cooks skip and it shows. The hot spots thing makes total sense, I saw a video where a guy mapped his basket with a temp gun and it was a total mess. Bet your chicken's way better now that you know where to poke it.

the_seth2d ago

Yeah the temp gun thing is eye opening. I did that myself a while back and found a solid 30-40 degree difference between one corner and the center. It explained so many dried out pieces I'd written off as just bad luck. Now I pretty much only probe in that sweet spot I found and it's night and day. I've started telling people to just spend the 15 bucks on a basic instant read and save yourself the grief. It's not fancy but it will change how you cook, I guarantee it.