Tried to air fry a whole potato versus cutting it into wedges

I was in a rush last Tuesday and just shoved a big russet in there, set it for 40 minutes. It came out okay, but the middle was still a bit hard. The next night, I cut one into wedges, tossed them in a little oil and salt, and they were perfect in 18 minutes. Has anyone else found that cutting things up first is the real key to good air fryer results?

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3 Comments

david56214d ago

Yeah, wedges always cook way faster for me too.

jordan_webb14d ago

Depends on the potato honestly. I've had whole russets turn out fine if I poke them a lot first and maybe give them a quick microwave zap. The wedges are definitely faster, but a whole baked potato texture hits different sometimes.

joel_butler12d ago

Right, like david562 said, wedges just get that heat in there. I saw a video that said the air needs space to move around the food, so bigger pieces block it.