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Split second choice: ranch dressing or hot sauce on air fryer wings?
So last Friday I was staring at my basket of air fryer chicken wings, perfectly crispy at 380 for 25 minutes, and I had to pick between drenching them in ranch or hitting them with hot sauce. I went with hot sauce because I wanted some kick, but I grabbed a store brand buffalo sauce from the Stop & Shop down the street. It actually came out great, sticky and spicy, but now I'm wondering if I missed out on a creamy ranch vibe. Has anyone else had this crisis mid wing session?
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the_hayden1mo ago
Ranch is fine but you gotta pair it with something crispy, creamy on air fryer wings just feels like a missed opportunity unless you're doing a dip on the side. Hot sauce is the only way if you're tossing them in something.
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baker.holly1mo ago
Actually the creamy factor is kinda the whole point of tossing wings in ranch before air frying. I did a batch last week with 2 tbsp of ranch powder mixed into the coating before cooking and it came out way more even than dipping after. @umar49 its deeper than you think if youve ever had a dry wing from bad saucing. Hot sauce is great but it carmelizes way faster and can burn if youre not careful with air fryer temps. I usually do a light dusting of ranch seasoning then toss in buffalo after theyre done, best of both worlds honestly.
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