Why does everyone crowd the air fryer basket?

Honestly, I keep seeing people dump a full batch of frozen fries into the basket without leaving space between them. I did that myself last week and they came out half soggy, half burnt. The hot air needs room to move around each piece or it just steams the food instead of crisping it up. After 3 tries with smaller batches, I finally got that golden crunch. Has anyone else figured out the perfect spacing trick?

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rubys802mo ago

Realizes this is just like getting the right distance between rows in a garden.

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the_mila2mo ago

Spent a whole Sunday dialing in the spacing for tater tots lmao

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