I'm overly cautious not to get fried first time in, so I usually only do like 7 minutes first 2 times, then bump to 10 for a couple, then 13 or so, you get the idea. So maybe 6-8, just depends. My wife on the other hand will go 15 minutes first time in, and look like a lobster that night. But in 2 days it's brown and not burnt.