I finally figured out why my frozen fries kept coming out limp, and it was the worst 20 minutes of my life
For about 6 months I was dumping a full bag of frozen fries straight in and wondering why they never got crispy on the outside. Turns out I was overcrowding the basket the whole time and the hot air couldn't move around them. Now I do them in two batches with a little shake halfway through and it's a totally different food. Am I crazy for thinking a single layer matters that much, or do some of you just pile them in and live with it?