I finally figured out why my air fryer chicken kept sticking

I was making some simple chicken thighs, and every single time they'd weld themselves to the basket. I spent 45 minutes scrubbing the basket after each cook! Turns out, I wasn't patting the chicken dry enough before adding a tiny bit of oil. My friend Sarah literally had to come over and show me. Has anyone else had a food stick this badly, and what's your trick to stop it?

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william3204mo ago

What else sticks like that? I always thought air fryers were just sticky by design, but a little cornstarch with the oil changed the game for me. It's a totally different machine now.

shane_perry291mo ago

A buddy of mine in a cooking group actually tried the cornstarch trick after seeing someone mention it and said it was night and day difference. @william320 you're not wrong that it changes everything. I picked up that tip from a YouTube short last week too, seems like it's catching on for a reason.

ivan_schmidt4mo ago

But what if the stickiness is actually a feature to keep things crispy?