“Can you use both shelves at the same time, for example, to make crispy chicken wings?”
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OK, there's a lot of misleading answers flying around so let me explain step-by-step starting from the bottom of the cooking chamber up. It does come with a proper drip tray, but the flat sheet that slides out from under 2 lower horizontal heating rods is more of a crumb tray rather than a drip tray, since it doesn't have raised sides that could hold any grease that might drip from a large batch of chicken wings or burgers. I know this from experience because I made the mistake of not using the actual drip tray on the lower of the two rack slots and it took half a roll of paper towels to sop up the puddle of chicken fat that had cooked off of the first batch of wings I ever made. At least it didn't end up clogging my arteries! If you are making toast or baking a cake or heating up foods that are not likely to drip any juices, then you are probably OK with not sliding the actual drip tray into the lower rack slots. There is about an inch of separation betwen the lower and upper slots. You should not air-fry foods like chicken wings with anything but empty space in that gap or else the super-heated air won't circulate freely around the bottom of the food resulting in uneven cooking. Think burnt tops and underdone bottoms. So the upper slot is where you first slide in the wire rack, and the basket holding your yummy batch of wings, fries, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, or whatever then rests on top of that. At the top of the chamber there are two horizontal heating rods good for broiling. Between them there is a large coiled heating element that may never visibly glow red despite being the source of all the air-frying magic that the powerful blower fan spreads throughout the entire oven. Lastly, you will find that it is a good idea to wipe down all interior surfaces after cooking is done and the oven has cooled off. No matter what brand of air fryer you get, the steady blast of hot air inside tends to leave behind on the walls and glass door a trace of the grease that cooked off your food. You probably wouldn't like it if the cheeseburgers you just took out of the oven gave off a whiff of the fried catfish you made last week!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There is only 1 wire tray that comes with it and the space between the shelf locations prohibits enough room to use more than one tray. The air fryer basket is designed to sit on the metal tray and cannot fit into the slide rails on its own.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have used both at the same time, however, not for air fry which I think would be the case for crispy chicken wings. First because it only comes with one air fry basket and second because the drip of the top to the botton might alter the outcome of the bottom wings.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you can use both shelves at the same time, however we recommend using the rack for drips. Have a great day!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you can use both shelves at the same time, however we recommend using the rack for drips.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, at least not for chicken wings. Top shelf holds food. Bottom shelf holds drip pan.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Has multiple tray shelves so yes... we use the basket to air fry and tray to bake/broil.
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