Pit Boss: Smoked Chicken Wings

My idea for tonight was to smoke the wings, then finish them in my oven air-fryer to crisp them up.  My only goal was to impart the smoke flavor and have crispy skin.  I preheated the Pit Boss to 225°F.  I seasoned with my favorite "Traeger Blackened Saskatchewan Rub" and "Cool Runnings" chicken seasoning.  In they went.  After about two and a half hours I brought them into the air-fryer.  Internal temp was 150°F when they came off the smoker.  They need to be 165 - 175°F.

Air Fryer: Crab Rangoon

I've always wanted to try making this.  An air-fryer made it more attractive as a recipe and now that I have that feature in my oven, it was time to give it a try.  

Air Fryer: Crispy Chicken Thighs & Homemade Russet Fries

This was going to be easy peasy tonight (I heard Jamie Oliver when I wrote that).  Fries and fried chicken.  I've done thighs before in the air-fryer, but they were breaded and didn't turn out because the breading was too toasty.  This time I went with nothing but kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper.

Air Fryer: Celery Root (Celeriac ) Fries

I've always wanted to try one of these things so I picked one up.  As we were having grilled burgers tonight, I thought I'd make fries out of it.  Ugly thing isn't it?  And...it cost me $5.68 too!

Air Fryer: Homemade Shake 'N Bake Chicken Thighs

I made homemade "Shake 'N Bake" seasoning a while ago and saw it in the freezer.  (I don't remember how I made it but do remember it was good.  I know there was "Cheez-It" crackers in it).  I decided to try "fried chicken" with it in the Air Fryer.  This was an experiment... 

Air Fryer: Roast Chicken

Pandemic Life.  In this coronavirus (covid-19) time, one would think cooking would be a great pastime.  I've always used the kitchen as a way to relieve stress.  But now, not so much.  I've found little joy in it as of late, unfortunately, certainly not like I normally do.  Plus it's not exactly easy getting groceries in these times.  However, I always want to turn out a good meal, that is just part of my nature.  Anyway, I'm still here and virus free at this minute...