We Fried Our Air Fryer

The other day, our air fryer was working. Then it all of a sudden turned off and would not turn on. It turns out that the thermal fuse burned out. I think I know how we burned it out. I have always been a stickler when to unplug LCD projectors. Whenever I need to unplug an LCD projector that has been in use, I wait for the fan to turn off before I unplug it. I was told that it is better for the lens and the bulb to allow everything to cool with the fan before cutting the power. We have a habit of setting our air fryer for a longer cooking time than is needed. We pull our food out before the timer turns off and do not replace the food basket all the way into the air fryer. This means the fan doesn’t kick back on to remove the heat in the unit. I believe this is why the thermal fuse blew. With some help from YouTube, I confirmed that our thermal fuse was bad and ordered a replacement. Our air fryer is up and running again. Now, when we are finished with the air fryer, we put the basket b...