Perfecting the Wing

Little Steven

I think that is more a result of roasting instead of frying. Is there something wrong with a mouthfull  of crispy chichen skin? :-??

rtt121

No. I just prefer some in every bite!  I will continue to use it.  But I do think I used too much.

Little Steven

I'm just guessing but I think frying tends to make the skin adhere to the meat. Roasting will allow the fat to run down the inside and separate it. Dunno.

Charlie tuna

Mine was like "doughy", and you are probably correst that i had too much on -- i played with it on about three or four cooks --  finally got away from it.  And like the above poster mentioned, the skin never got crisp, but more like a rubbery texture, even though the inside cooked properly?? 

Little Steven

Here's a pic of some just on. You can see the starch starting to dissapear on some

 

 

losttree

I always let my wings dry out a few hours uncovered in the fridge as others have suggested then go indirect between 400 - 450 for about an hour. I like to cook some with Swamp Venom, some with Jamaican firewall and some with Tsunami Spin. I actually think the drying period has more to do with it than the cooking method. I go indirect because I can cook more wings at a time that way than I can direct.

Royal Coachmen

I found a local hardware store that sells Dizzy Pig. I've never tried it but picked up a bottle of Swamp Venom. I'm anxious to try wings on it soon!

cookingdude555

I fry them. I like grilled wings too, but recreating fried wings through grilling is not as good as frying. That's my opinion anyway. They are just different.

Chubbs

I use the egg for mine as stated earlier but if you go the fry route try this. I restaurant back home does this. Throw them on the egg with some smoke first and THEN fry them. Pretty solid. Great smoke flavor with the crunch of fried.

michigan_jason

Chubbs said:

I use the egg for mine as stated earlier but if you go the fry route try this. I restaurant back home does this. Throw them on the egg with some smoke first and THEN fry them. Pretty solid. Great smoke flavor with the crunch of fried.

@chubbs

I second this. I have been doing this for a while and I love the results. I will say, that I have a new dilemma when picking what type of wings to cook between @cazzy 's wangs, and smoking on the egg/finishing in the turkey fryer.

Bjorg

I am loving the wing racks!

jimreed777

Bjorg said:

I am loving the wing racks!

I use these racks and go indirect at 400 high up in the dome. I know some purists are not going to like this at all...but I do mine skinless.

I buy large whole wings. I take off the wing tip and remove every bit of skin and fat. After I use paper towels to dry them completely, I toss in hot sauce and coat lightly with flour and a little corn starch. I hang them from a rack and then go 400 until they hit between 195 and 200. Into a bowl with a sticky asian sauce (garlic, ginger, fish sauce, sugar, etc) and then either serve or throw back in for 5-7 minutes to finish. The finishing hardly ever happens because those wings smell amazing and the sauce is incredible. 

Griffin

My advice would be to leave uncovered in the fridge for a few hours to overnight. Set up your egg with the AR, pizza stone on the bottom level with either an aluminum pan or foil to catch the drippings, your grate on the top, dome temp around 400-450, top vent with no daisy wheel to allow smoke to quickly escape and light dusting of corn starch. They won't be as crispy as if they were deep fried, but they should still be crispy.

IrishDevl

Bjorg said:

I am loving the wing racks!

Very nice.  Not sure if you tried it yet, but you should also try giving it a more direct flame finish.  Remove that piece underneath and try them as well.  They are great that way also.  Glad they worked out.

Charlie tuna

Cooking them "EGGED" as high up in the dome as possible, indirect,   at 400 degrees works for me. No turning.

 

Second photo is out of the Broaster(pressure fried) at 375 degrees 

Bjorg

IrishDevl said:

Very nice.  Not sure if you tried it yet, but you should also try giving it a more direct flame finish.  Remove that piece underneath and try them as well.  They are great that way also.  Glad they worked out.

They were direct most of the cook. 400 on raised grill. I just wanted to grill some pre-cooked potatoes and have them receive a bit of grease rain from the chicken while doing so. The skin was very crispy. I have put homemade bbq sauce for the last 5 min of the cook. http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/BBQ_sauces/kansas_city_classic_BBQ_sauce.html

fishlessman

this is how i cook them. i like the georgia red wing marinade in the recipe section as well but add alot more heat and marinade for days. its the opposite approach to everyone here, its a low and slow direct cook

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/491362/x/p1

IrishDevl

Got it, good stuff.  Like that idea