Rant: My air fryer burger patties came out dry as sawdust after I preheated it too long at a campground cookout in Vermont last fall

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That "dry as sawdust" line hit me right in the gut, I had a similar thing happen with chicken thighs at a beach picnic last summer. I mean, I cranked the grill way too long trying to get the coals perfect and ended up with leather on a bun. Sometimes it's the simple stuff like timing that gets you, idk why we keep trusting ourselves with camping cooking.

the_hayden10d agoProlific Poster

Man I've been there so many times it's basically a tradition for me at this point. I think I've single-handedly kept the local leather industry going with my "campfire chicken" disasters. Last time I tried to do burgers on a portable grill at the lake, I forgot to oil the grates and ended up with these sad little hockey pucks that bounced when I dropped them. You'd think after the 50th time I'd learn to just set a timer and walk away.