We bought a grill with every intention of being outside grilling up chicken, vegetables, and basically anything our hearts desired. Unfortunately, my husband and I quickly learned that neither one of us particularly enjoys standing outside in 90-degree Florida weather sweating over a grill.

So we find ourselves gravitating toward indoor cooking methods most of the summer. And when it’s that hot outside, even with the AC running, the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven and heat up the entire kitchen.

This is where the air fryer really comes in clutch.

Specifically, our Emeril Lagasse 26QT French Door Air Fryer. When we first got it, we were actually shocked by how quickly it cooked everything. We burned food more than once before we figured out just how powerful it was and learned to adjust our cooking times accordingly.

But chicken is one of the things it does really well. The outside gets super crispy while the chicken stays juicy inside, and it cooks incredibly quickly. With this particular air fryer, I can also throw vegetables in the pan underneath and have most of dinner going at the same time.

And for what it’s worth, I don’t even really like dark meat. Drumsticks would normally be pretty low on my list of chicken cuts to choose, but I genuinely like them cooked this way.

These are our go-to air fryer drumsticks, but the seasoning mixture itself isn’t exclusive to the air fryer. You can use the same recipe and cook your chicken on the grill or in the oven, too. We just happen to reach for the air fryer most often — especially when Florida decides it’s going to be summer for nine months of the year.