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Suggested air fryer time21–27 minutes
Air fryer temperature180 °C
Starting estimateAbout 24 minutes
Start checkingAround 20 minutes
Flip / shakeHalfway through, around 12 minutes

What this means

Cook in a single layer and begin checking early. Adjust the next batch based on your appliance.

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  1. Base time = 30 × 0.8 = 24 minutes.
  2. Temperature rule: reduce by 20°C. These are separate approximate conventions.
  3. Food type, starting state, thickness and crowding apply bounded empirical adjustments; the displayed range is ±10% around the adjusted estimate.

Important notes

This is a starting estimate. Actual cooking time varies by food, thickness, quantity and air fryer model.

Advanced adjustments assume the oven time was written for room-temperature food; if the recipe already accounts for frozen food, do not apply a frozen adjustment again.

Always verify doneness with a food thermometer when food safety is involved.

Calculation basis: Empirical cooking estimate

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