Why does nobody mention preheating your air fryer for frozen fries?

My sister called my fries soggy garbage last Sunday and told me to heat the basket empty for 5 minutes first, so I tried it and now they come out crispy every single time, has anyone else been skipping this step and getting bad results?

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carter.casey20d ago

Preheating is honestly the whole game for frozen fries. Your sister nailed it. The cold basket sucks all the heat out of the fries the second they hit it, so they steam instead of crisp. I've been doing the 5 minute empty preheat for months now and it's night and day. Same thing works for frozen chicken tenders too, they actually get that crunch instead of that weird rubbery outside. Once you start preheating, you can't go back to just tossing them in cold.