{"id":1209519,"date":"2023-12-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1209519"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:00:00","slug":"reheat-fried-chicken-without-losing-the-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1209519","title":{"rendered":"Reheat Fried Chicken Without Losing the Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fried chicken is one of those foods that changes me. If it becomes an option for dinner, I\u2019m pretty sure my pupils grow like a cat who\u2019s spotted prey (but probably a dust mote). I usually only enjoy the skin that first night, though, because the leftovers get rubbery and humid. Thankfully, there are two ways to bring fried chicken back to crisp perfection\u2014and these methods actually make fried chicken<em> better<\/em> than the first day. <\/p>\n<h2>Air-fryer-refried chicken<\/h2>\n<p>This is the best of the two methods. The crust becomes resoundingly crunchy, the kind where you can hear someone else eat it in another room, and the cooking time is ridiculously fast. Add the cold fried chicken to the air fryer, make sure it\u2019s on a grate or wire rack made for your appliance. Have the machine on the \u201cair fry\u201d setting at 400\u00b0F and let it rip for 10 minutes, flipping the chicken half way after five. It is exactly that simple, and better than the original. (I\u2019ll discuss why that is in a moment.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Consider these products:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/68AGq?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content-body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Ninja%20Air%20Fryer%205.5%20Quart&amp;short_url=68AGq&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ffeed%2Frss\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Ninja Air Fryer 5.5 Quart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/424jG?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content-body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Instant%20Digital%20Air%20Fryer%20Combo&amp;short_url=424jG&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ffeed%2Frss\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Instant Digital Air Fryer Combo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/A4no5?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content-body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Breville%20Smart%20Oven%20Air%20Fryer%20Pro&amp;short_url=A4no5&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ffeed%2Frss\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Conventional-oven-revived fried chicken<\/h2>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border border-gray-100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/images-1.fill_.size_2000x1124.v1701964051.jpg\" alt=\"Two piece of fried chicken on a wire rack\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2\">\n                            <span class=\"mt-2 font-akshar text-sm tracking-wide\">The wire rack allows the rendered fats to drip out and away from the crust.<\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"text-xs inline-block text-gray-600\">Credit: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This oven method is a close second to the air fryer if you don\u2019t have one. (You should consider getting one though; I love the darn thing.) The skin returns to the original level of crunchiness\u2014great texture with a bit of flexibility in the thin coated areas\u2014but doesn\u2019t surpass it like it can in the air fryer. It also takes more than twice as long to get to this point, which puts the chicken meat in danger of drying out. That said, it\u2019s still worlds better than microwaving it. <\/p>\n<p>Put a wire rack over a foil lined sheet tray. (The foil makes clean-up easier, but it\u2019s not necessary other than that.) Put the cold fried chicken on the wire rack and bake it at 400\u00b0F for 20 to 25 minutes. Flip the chicken halfway through the cooking time.<\/p>\n<h2>These methods can save oily fried chicken<\/h2>\n<p>Reheating leftover fried chicken in the oven or the air fryer might not blow your mind with innovation, but the real hero is the wire rack or air fryer grate. In the tests I ran, the air fryer wins out because of the high heat and circulating air, but both methods resulted in a quarter cup of discharged fat that had collected in the sheet pan or basket. All of the chicken I had revived with a rack of some sort was still juicy inside, but distinctly less oily in the breading. That\u2019s just better fried chicken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The whole point of frying anything from fritters to corndogs is to make a crust that\u2019s cooked through but <em>not oily<\/em>. It\u2019s often easier said than done. If you have fried chicken that came out way too oily, give the cold leftovers a second spin in the air fryer for 10 minutes. The excess oil will drip right out and give you a perfectly crisp, un-oily crust. It\u2019s one of the only times leftovers reheat better than the original.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: LifeHacker &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/food-drink\/reheat-fried-chicken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reheat Fried Chicken Without Losing the Crunch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fried chicken is one of those foods that changes me. If it becomes an option for dinner, I\u2019m pretty sure my pupils grow like a cat who\u2019s spotted prey (but probably a dust mote). 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