Grant's buddy filled the basket with chicken nuggets and they just steamed? That sounds like a kitchen nightmare, honestly. How do you even mess up nuggets that badly in an air fryer? It makes the halfway rule sound like the only safe bet, even if it takes longer. I guess soggy fries are one thing, but soggy nuggets are a whole different level of kid disappointment.

Yeah, that's such a good way to look at it. I always need a few tries to shake off the rust, and @nora_walker57 is right, calling them practice reps takes all the pressure off. It's like my brain finally gets the memo after the third attempt. I used to get so mad at myself for those early fumbles, but now I just let them happen.

My old man still uses his 1990s strap gun, swears by that sound.

But that one failure doesn't mean the tool itself is bad, just that you need a better backup plan.

Less about the words" is the key part, it's just your breath.