Roast Pork Crackling Tip

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When we cook pork roasts on our Weber Family Q, I follow the instructions precisely, but sometimes the skin does not always fully crackle.

We have found that placing any skin that has not crackled properly in our air fryer solves the problem in minutes.

Likewise, when we have the leftover pork and roast veggies for dinner the following nights, we place the roast potatoes and the pork skin, whether fully crackled or otherwise, in the air fryer to reheat.

The crackling is as crisp and as crunchy as those packets of porky crackling bits the supermarkets sell.

Other people have said that they remove the whole skin and heat it on high in a microwave or a wok, but the air fryer is very quick and easy to use, and there is not oil and fat everywhere to clean up.

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For those lacking the air fryer when you rest the meat, take the skin off, scrape it clean and return it to the roasting rack in the oven. By the time the meat has rested the crackling will be crunchy and largely oil free.

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I’ll add if you cook it at 240c fan forced or 250C conventional (pork belly recipes) be sure you use oil with a very high smoking point. I can attest that if you do not the cleanup can be an epic experience. :frowning:

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