Showerthought: my local grocery store in Tacoma had a whole aisle of frozen 'air fryer' food that looked sad

I was at the big market on 6th Avenue yesterday, just grabbing stuff for dinner. They have this whole freezer section now with boxes that all say 'Air Fryer Ready' or 'Crispy in Minutes'. I picked up a box of supposed buffalo cauliflower bites and the picture looked okay, but the actual food inside was just these pale, tiny lumps. It made me realize how much better the real thing is. I can make a whole head of fresh cauliflower into bites for about half the price of that box, and they come out way crispier with my own seasoning. It feels like a scam to pay for the convenience when the air fryer does the hard part anyway. Has anyone else seen these pre-made sections growing and just felt disappointed?

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bettyl371d ago

Oh man, I bought some of those 'air fryer' fries last week. They came out looking like sad little shoestrings, my own potato cuts blow them out of the water.

aaron_bell531d ago

Wait, they were selling frozen BUFFALO cauliflower? That's the saddest part to me. The whole point of buffalo sauce is that fresh, spicy kick, and you just know that frozen stuff is gonna taste like salty paste. It's wild they even try to sell that.