The chicken wings on the air fryer are perfectly crispy on the outside and wonderfully juicy on the inside. Plus, you won’t have to worry about excess fat, or a lot of cleaning!
Chicken wings are huge in my house and for good reason: My husband hails from Buffalo, New York. Because it’s home to the best chicken wing sauce out there, its expectations for wings are pretty high.
It’s one of the reasons I make recipes that involve buffalo all the time. My buffalo chicken cheese fillet and buffalo chicken thighs are made with my special homemade buffalo sauce. I also remixed the sauce a bit to create this honey buffalo sauce!
I
remember the first time I wanted to make chicken wings in the air fryer (the Cosori air fryer to be exact), and he rolled his eyes. Nothing was as good as his beloved chicken wings in Buffalo.
The
good news? The centers were pleasantly surprised! Now we make them all the time for sports games, snacks and just some good snacks. And, you can also feel free to serve them with any kind of sauce, don’t feel like you HAVE to use buffalo. The options are limitless!
This is what I am going to teach you in this post:
How to make crispy
- and crispy chicken wings in the air fryer without having to worry about frying them!
- All the ingredients (and equipment) you’ll need to prepare chicken wings for air frying
- Answers to some frequently asked questions on how to flap the wings of the air fryer and my tips on how to make them tastier.
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The chicken wings of the air fryer are the best appetizer. When you make them in your air fryer, you can get rid of that dangerous tub of hot oil without giving up any flavor or crunch! Punctuation!
How to Make Chicken Wings for Air Frying
STEP ONE: Preheat your air fryer to 380 degrees F. While you wait, prepare your chicken wings. Trim or separate them if necessary. You want to aim to create a plane and a “drumette” for each wing. Feel free to dismiss the advice.
Drying the wings as a dry wing equals a crispy wing. A lot of excess moisture could cause them to get soaked in the air fryer.
STEP TWO: Top poultry with a generous amount of salt and a touch of pepper. Cook the wings at 380 degrees F for about 20-22 minutes.
Shake the basket or turn the wings halfway so that they creak evenly.
STEP THREE: Next, turn up the temperature to 400 degrees F and cook for 4-5 more minutes so that the chicken wings from the air fryer turn golden and crispy on the outside.
Top them with the sauce you want and enjoy them while they are hot!
Wing sauces to try:
- Homemade buffalo sauce
- BBQ
- Honey Sriracha
- Honey
- buffalo
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How long are chicken wings cooked in the air fryer? You will need to
cook the wings of the air fryer
for about
20 minutes at 380 degrees F, then for about 5 more minutes at 400 degrees F
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I like to use this technique as the last 5 minutes at a higher temperature do an amazing job of crunching them. You won’t believe they’re not fried!
Do you put sauce on the wings before or after air frying?
You should save the sauce for after the wings of the air fryer have cooked. I definitely encourage you to add salt and pepper before placing them inside the air fryer.
But, if you want the
extra crunchy results I’m still talking about, you want the wings to be as dry as possible. Once they’re cooked, you can choose to add the sauce you like best!
Follow these instructions if you are reheating the chicken wings in the air fryer with sauce already in them to avoid a super dirty air fryer!
Can you stack wings in an air fryer?
You can, but you need to be careful how you do it. You can let the chicken wings touch, but do not officially stack them on top of each other or they will not cook evenly.
If you stack the chicken wings from the air fryer, add an extra minute or two to the initial cooking time. It’s also crucial to give him a good smoothie halfway.
Can I put aluminum foil in an air fryer?
Some people like to place a layer of aluminum foil in the basket before adding food. You are not required to do it for my recipe for chicken wings in the air fryer.
Also, you can’t add aluminum foil to every air fryer. If you’re just getting started with this amazing kitchen appliance, I wrote a helpful article explaining why.
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