For the air fryer tray?
Are rubber ends missing?
The tray at the bottom of many air fryers has silicone rubber boots. These fit over the metal arms to stop them from scratching the nonstick coating. The rubber ends help to keep the lower tray off the base of the basket.
Slide off
Unfortunately, they habitually slide off, usually when washing up. The dishwasher can damage silicone rubbers, and you may have removed them before loading them into the dishwasher. Or the dishwasher just ate them. Whatever happened to the rubber end caps, they are no longer doing their job.
Difficult to find
But the problem with these little black rubber boots is they go missing. When they are off, they can be challenging to find. If you use the air fryer without them, you risk scratching off the nonstick coating. Finding a set of replacement rubber end caps for your air fryer is essential to keep it working smoothly.
Universal
Most of the black boots for the air fryers are universal, and this is good because tracking down custom manufacturer parts can be impossible for the home cook.
If your air fryer lower tray is missing rubber boots, check this Amazon listing for spare parts (or Amazon’s suggested alternatives). These are the universal black silicone rubber end cap booties found missing from many smaller air fryer trays.
