My friend called my air fryer chicken 'sad' and now I get it

I was making wings for game night and my buddy straight up said they looked like sad, pale little nuggets. He told me to pat them totally dry and add a tiny bit of cornstarch to the rub. Tried it last night and wow, the skin got so crispy without being greasy. Anyone have other tricks for getting that perfect crunch?

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kelly6381mo ago

My friend once said my cooking looked like a science experiment gone wrong. I get wanting crispy chicken, but it's just a weeknight dinner, not a cooking show. The cornstarch trick is fine, but sometimes I just want to eat without doing a whole science project first. If the chicken tastes good and you're not serving it to a food critic, it's probably fine. We've all eaten way worse things and survived.

the_zara1mo ago

My grandma used to say you eat with your eyes first. If I'm spending 30 minutes cooking, I want it to look decent too. A little cornstarch isn't a science project, it's just taking basic pride in your food. I mean, sure it tastes fine, but why settle for fine when a tiny bit of effort makes it great? It's not about being a food critic, it's about caring what you put on your own plate.

margareto261mo ago

Science experiment gone wrong" is such a perfect way to put it. I feel that so hard. As long as it tastes good, who cares what it looks like on a random Tuesday.