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Budget

5 recipes

Dinner

A whole bird, bronzed all over in about an hour — spatchcock it if your basket argues, and keep the drippings. Rotisserie night, no rotisserie.

Sides

The best baked-potato skin you've ever had, in two-thirds the time. The center still takes a while — and we'll be straight with you about that.

Dinner

Bone-in thighs with genuinely crackling skin — the air fryer's best argument for itself, and the cheapest great dinner in the poultry case.

Sides

Real-deal french fries from actual potatoes — soaked, double-cooked, honestly explained. Not deep-fryer fries, but closer than you'd ever believe.

Dinner

A 30-minute brine and a 145°F pull — the two habits that turn the weeknight pork chop from cafeteria gray back into actual meat.