How To Air Fry Drumsticks
Sprinkle on all sides with salt pepper and garlic powder.
How to air fry drumsticks. Pre heat your air fryer. Air fry chicken on power level high or 380 for 25 minutes. Preheat air fryer to 400 f. Cook them for 20 minutes in your air fryer flipping them after 10 minutes. Air fryer chicken legs are a quick and easy dinner recipe.
Place drumsticks in air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes on 400. Take chicken legs out of the brine. Dry each chicken drumsticks using a paper towel. Preheat air fryer at 400 for 2 10 minutes. Set air fryer to 350f for 20 minutes.
Place chicken legs in the air fryer without overcrowding. Once chicken is ready to go in lightly spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray or lightly brush with oil. Cook the chicken for 35 40 minutes flipping halfway through. Flip chicken and cook until 165 f on an instant read thermometer 10 12 more minutes. Verify the chicken is up to 165 degrees fahrenheit and if so it is ready to serve.
Leave space in between each chicken. A slight overlap is ok. For thicker larger chicken legs it may need 4 5 minutes longer. Place half of your drumsticks in the air fryer for 10 minutes at 400 f. Arrange on a single layer as best you can.
Add the drumsticks to the bag and mix them all up until each drumstick is coated in seasoning. Coat chicken on all sides with olive oil. Put chicken in air fryer basket. Get a large ziploc baggie and fill it with the seasonings. Cook at 400 for another 10 minutes.