Why you should avoid ordering fried food for delivery

When you're craving something greasy and crispy, nothing beats fried food, whether it's chicken, fish, cheese sticks, or pickles. Unfortunately, if you're craving fried food and can't get to a restaurant, ordering takeout isn't the best idea. It turns out that fried food is one of the things you should avoid ordering for delivery, unless you want a soggy mess.

Food delivery is often quite slow, depending on where you live and how busy the restaurant is. This can have disastrous consequences for your fried food, as the longer it sits, the soggy it will become. This is because condensation forms when hot food is packaged as it cools. Once inside the packaging, the moisture has nowhere to go, so it re-coates the fried food. Unfortunately, this means that the crispy coating on your fried food will gradually soften and become mushy over time.

But don't despair, because we know how irresistible fried food can be. The good news is that if you order fried food and it gets soggy on the way, there's a way to make it crispy again. You just need an air fryer.

Use your air fryer to give new life to fried foods that have gone soggy.

There are many great tricks for using an air fryer, but one of the least known is reviving soggy fried foods. The best part is that no additional oil is needed, as the air fryer uses circulating hot air to crisp the food. Plus, it's super easy.

For almost any fried food, simply place it in an even layer inside your air fryer basket. Be careful not to overcrowd the basket, as this can lead to uneven browning and soggy areas. Heating the food to 190 degrees Celsius for about five minutes is usually enough to achieve crispiness. Halfway through the process, you can shake the basket if needed to ensure everything is cooking at the same rate. Remember, you're only removing the moisture from the fried coating, not cooking the food from scratch. A little time is all it takes to prevent your food from overcooking!

If you don't have an air fryer, you can use the oven. Place the fried food on a baking sheet and put it in the oven for five to ten minutes (depending on what you're reheating) to crisp the coating. Just be sure to keep a close eye on it so it doesn't burn. When it starts to sizzle, flip it over and wait until the other side is crispy.