PSA: My frozen chicken wings took 45 minutes, not 20

I put a bag of frozen wings in my air fryer last night, expecting them to be done in the time the recipe said. They were still raw inside after 20 minutes, so I had to keep adding time in 5-minute chunks until they were safe to eat. What's the real time for cooking frozen wings from your experience?

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knight.diana1mo ago

Honestly, those recipe times are never right for frozen. It totally depends on your air fryer model too, mine runs hot. I always start with 25 minutes on a lower temp to thaw them out inside, then crank it up. Even then, it's a full 40 minute job, easy. You just have to keep checking, no way around it.

christopher_flores461mo ago

You mentioned adding time in 5-minute chunks. Were they the big, meaty jumbo wings or the smaller ones? That makes a huge difference. My air fryer needs almost 50 minutes for the big frozen ones, flipping them halfway through.