Reheat · leftover
How to reheat pot sticker / dumpling in an air fryer
At 350 °F (177 °C) for 4 minutes.
At-a-glance reheat parameters
- Temperature
- 350 °F
- 177 °C
- Total time
- 4 min
- single layer
- Flipping
- Not needed
- Serving
- 1 portion
- single layer
Pot stickers reheat at 350 °F (177 °C) for 4 minutes without flipping, with a light brushing of oil on the wrapper. The convection crisps the bottom while keeping the filling moist.
Technique
Brush each pot sticker with 1 teaspoon of oil to re-crisp the seared bottom. No flipping — the original seared side stays facing up so the bottom (now facing down) crisps anew on the basket grate.
Serving size: 8–10 pot stickers in a single layer, seared-side up.
How to tell it’s done
Bottom is crisp and slightly browned; filling is hot when bitten; wrapper has the chewy-soft tops of a fresh pan-fried dumpling.
Watch out for
- Dumplings with very wet fillings (soup dumplings, xiao long bao) cannot be air-fried at all — the soup escapes and the wrapper splits.
- Frozen pot stickers should be defrosted before reheating; air-frying from frozen produces a soft, undercooked centre.
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