Chicken Wings -- Brine and Rub?

BGE023320

I plan on smoking some chicken wings this weekend (my Father's day fun).  I would like to brine the wings and apply a rub.  I am concerned about saltiness.  Does anyone have a good combination brine and rub for smoked wings that does not make them overly salty?  I would like to brine, rub, smoke and slight char -- Please share any experience or advice.  Thanks in advance.

cdnewman

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/02/cajun-chicken-wings-recipe.html

This is my go to. I haven’t ever had luck with wet brines and crispy skin, so only dry brine and air chill. 

BigreenGreg

https://youtu.be/RuwasAmjuDQ

Works for me every time, no brine.

Foghorn

There are some good wing cookers here who brine their wings but I'm not among them.  For me the optimal prep is to rub them 24 hours or more before you plan to cook them and let them sit uncovered in the refrigerator. 

fishlessman

my mistake with wings is always putting too much rub on, its a small bite, go lightly with the rub. lighter than you think you should.

Mickey

no brine here... cook @ 400 raised direct.
like @Foghorn said best to rub 24 hours. I like lemon pepper or S&P as i get older.

TN_Egger

Timely post!  I usually trim them, rub them, and put them in the fridge overnight.  Was planning wings two days ago and something came up.  So this morning I got two-day-old-dried-out wings wings getting tough in the fridge.  So I brined in molasses and salt for a couple hours.  On the egg now - will update later.

Botch

I just finished a jar of dill pickles, so I've got some pickle-juice-brined wangs in my very near future.    

Eggin_in_PA

Probably the only time I will brine wings is for RRP`s Georgia Red Wings.  👍

Hub

I've never brined wings until recently.  I did apple cider vinegar, water, and hot sauce, all equal parts or so.  I stirred in some table salt.  It came out very good.

YukonRon

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1224121/tried-a-different-method-for-wings/p1

I tried it this way. Worked out very well. 

Good luck.

BGE023320

Thanks to all - Wings turned out great- a combination of a number of your tips and I want to try some of the other suggestions too - love this forum