That trick about putting parchment paper under your food messed up my chicken wings bad

My buddy Jeff told me to line my air fryer basket with parchment paper to catch grease. Looked easy on TikTok. First time I tried it with wings at 380 for 25 minutes and the paper started smoking and curling up. The wings came out kinda soggy on bottom too cause air couldnt hit them right. Anyone else had parchment paper cause problems in their air fryer?

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emeryfox1mo ago

Honestly I used to be ALL for the parchment paper trick, watched those same TikToks and everything. But after ruining a batch of wings same as you, I completely flipped my thinking. The paper blocks the air flow big time, which is literally the whole point of an air fryer. Mine curled up so bad it touched the heating element and started smoking like crazy. Now I just let the grease drip into the tray and clean it after, no shortcuts. Soggy bottoms are the worst and the paper just traps moisture under the food. Lesson learned hard way.

gavin_kim31mo ago

Yeah parchment paper is basically a scam for air fryers. I followed those TikToks too @emeryfox and ended up with a smoke detector screaming at me at 2am because my paper caught fire. Now I just toss everything in raw and scrub the basket after. Soggy wings are a crime and clean up takes like 2 minutes anyway.