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Just realized my air fryer basket fits perfectly in my sous vide container
Last Sunday I was trying to batch cook chicken thighs and remembered my air fryer only holds 4 at a time, so I tossed the basket into my 12 quart sous vide tub and it fits like a glove, letting me sear 8 thighs at once with the air fryer lid on top has anyone else hacked their air fryer for bigger batches?
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abbyhall10d ago
Honestly that's genius but I bet if you flip the air fryer lid upside down and set it on top of the sous vide container, the hot air circulates way better than stock because the gap is sealed tight.
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My buddy Mike tried this exact thing with his air fryer and a big pot. He was all proud of himself for fitting 10 wings in there at once. But the lid got stuck so bad he had to let it cool down for like 20 minutes before he could even pry it off with a butter knife. Ended up bending the rim of his lid a little bit and now it doesn't sit flat on the original basket no more. He said it still works but the seal is kinda messed up. So yeah it's a cool hack but maybe test it with something cheap first before you wreck your air fryer lid.
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matthewking10d ago
Jumped right into it last weekend myself. Flipped my air fryer lid upside down on a big stock pot to crisp up some wings and it worked surprisingly well, but the suction was too strong and I had to pry it off with a butter knife. @abbyhall, your tip about sealing the gap tight makes sense, but watch out for that suction effect if you go that route. I ended up cracking the rim on my old lid doing that same trick with a smaller container.
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