My mom's old air fryer trick made me feel silly

I was visiting my mom last weekend (she lives about an hour away) and she pulled out her ancient air fryer to make chicken wings. She just tossed them in with a little salt and pepper, no preheating, no fancy oil spray. I've been overcomplicating things for two years with brines and rubs and all that. Her wings came out perfect and it made me wonder how many extra steps I've been adding for no reason. Anyone else ever have a family member show you a simpler way that worked better?

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richard_shah1mo ago

Man that story hit me right in the pride. I spent six months perfecting a dry brine recipe for chicken wings only to watch my dad dump frozen fries straight into the fryer and call it a day. They came out better than anything I ever made too. Makes you feel like you've been doing science experiments while everyone else just cooks food lol.