We will start by acknowledging that deep-fried chicken wings are very good. At a bar, it’s difficult to pass them up.But deep frying chicken wings — or really anything — at home? Very rare in my kitchen. It’s messy, it calls for lots of oil, and then you have to make a whole lot to justify the amount of oil you use.

For this year’s Super Bowl festivities, consider a simpler way.

I am among the many who’ve had their lives enriched by the air fryer. In a short amount of time, you can make a variety of crispy and crunchy foods without a bottle of oil, excessive splattering or quite so much guilt. And, hooray, fried chicken wings are an ideal food for the air fryer.

All you have to do is toss the wings in a small bit of oil and place them in the air fryer. Toss them around again at least once during frying so they brown evenly. Then toss the now-crispy wings with a simple butter and hot sauce mixture, serve up a ridiculously easy homemade blue cheese dip, and you’re ready for game day — or just a fabulous snack.

What turns ordinary chicken wings into buffalo wings is the hot sauce with melted butter. And while there are folks who prefer one hot sauce or another, many of us feel it’s not a classic buffalo wing without Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. This just-the-right-amount-of-spicy sauce has the perfect balance of vinegar and heat, so you can glug that red love onto the wings and not worry about blowing out your taste buds.

Want it spicier? Add more Frank’s, and a bit of cayenne pepper.

Don’t want to make your own blue cheese dip? That’s cool. Buy some — but buy a good one. You made your own wings; give them a sauce they deserve. I’m a fan of Marie’s blue cheese dressing, which often can be found in the produce section in the refrigerator case.

Including carrots and celery makes us all feel better about the wings. One wing, one carrot, one wing, one piece of celery. And don’t forget to dip the vegetables in that blue cheese dip, too. Tomorrow you can have a salad.

If you want to make the wings ahead of time, just reheat them in a 300-degree oven for about 15 minutes.