Just figured out I was overcrowding the basket for 2 years straight

I kept wondering why my fries came out soggy every time. Then my buddy came over last Saturday and watched me dump a full bag of frozen fries in there. He asked why I was basically steaming them instead of air frying. I felt pretty dumb but now I do small batches and they actually get crispy. Anyone else miss the obvious stuff for way too long?

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margaret_bennett31mo ago

Are you shaking the basket halfway through? That single change fixed my soggy fries issue way more than batch size did.

the_dylan1mo ago

Margaret_bennett3 you are totally onto something there. The halfway shake changed everything for me too, I was shocked how much of a difference it made. Before I started doing that I would just let the basket sit and end up with half the fries steamed instead of crispy. It forces them to move around and not just sit in their own moisture. I bet a lot of people skip that step and then blame the batch size or the oil temperature. Glad to see someone else spreading the word on this trick.