Had a couple people over last week and paid $50 for 21 wings delivered. I figured it can’t be that hard to make wings myself, and turns out, I was right!
Got this 10qt propane fryer from Home Depot (also came with a 30qt I’m going to try a turkey in), and paid $15 for an 8lb pack of wing sections at Costco. My first attempt I just threw the wings in. No prep at all. They were ok, but not great and not crispy enough for me.
I coated the next ones in flower and they were crispier but not perfect.
On the third attempt, I think I nailed it. I put the flour in a dish, then sprinkled adobo and chili powder on with a heavy hand, and then added a little salt. The resulting wings were the best I’ve ever had.
I’m never paying restaurant prices for wings again, and I can have them whenever I want now.
Life is good.
by supermancini
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That color is perfect!
Nice work! Looks delicious!
Have you ever experimented with baking or grilling wings? I am intrigued.
Pretty. Nice work 👍
This is a great setup, just a tad expensive. For what you want to do though, it’s perfect.
I have a stovetop fryer, but I live alone, so don’t need to make more than 12 or so at a time, and have no plans to fry a large bird.
They look like they came out perfect!
How you got 21 wings? That’s odd??
Buffalonian here that has cooked wings for ages. You shouldn’t have to coat the wings with anything if you’re deep frying them. You’re probably not frying them long enough. 350 for 15-17 mins, let them rest a sec, then sauce.
Move it away from the house when you try a turkey
Like an abandoned sand pit
My uncle was a firefighter for 25+ years
$50 for 21 wings is insane unless you’re paying the ridiculously inflated DoorDash prices. Even then sounds like a lot.
Good shit here!
I love my air fryer too
Oh I need one of those fryers now. Good stuff
Can I come over
Hell yeah
The hardest part of frying chicken wings at home is dealing with the oil when you are done.
I have a similar setup and have been frying wings for many years. You don’t need to coat them with flour or corn starch, just double fry them.
I fry them first at about 275-300 to cook them through, and as soon as they start to get color, pull them. Let them cool (I usually pop them in my chest freezer for 15 minutes) and fry them a second time at 375-400 for about 5 minutes or so, depending on how you like them.
The second fry is what makes them crispy because the cool dry surface reacting to the hot oil is what crisps the exterior. You’ll get a more in depth explanation if you Google it, but trust me, it’s the only way.
You’ll thank me.
I also got tired of the markup on wings and got myself a similar setup. I also have a chest freezer (have had it for years now).
I found a restaurant supply store that sells to the public and bought a 40lb box of wings. I portioned them out, vacuum sealed them, and piled them all in my freezer.
Now I’m able to push out fresh, crispy wings for my family for around $12 per meal, including fries. No soggy wings, no soggy fries. Unbeatable.
Welcome to the club
What do you do with all the oil afterwards?
Thank you for frying your wings, unlike most of the clowns on r/wings
Damn, keeping it simple with the fryer. I gotta do this
Hell yeah!
Yeah, I legit understand, in fact Im in.
I’ve got a wok and like doing mine in seasoning and little corn starch and then frying in olive oil and rotating with tongs to not use too much oil, mainly to reduce splatter
Same setup here. I do 400 degrees for 14 minutes, but I like them very crispy.
Hell yeah, I remember a place where I used to live amazing wings, but after covid I reordered wings, and it was $73.00
It was for my friend who never had them so I paid, needless to say that spot is no longer in business lol.
I prefer my own wings, I can taste new flavors, new seasonings and new cooking techniques.
You save a fortune too
The only reason I want to own a house is so I can open deep fry wings in peace
I do pretty much the third one but with an air fryer. But I agree with the other posters, if you’re deep frying a double fry will get them perfect
Coat your wings in starch. They will be crispier than naked or flour.
I got one of those but quickly switched to a 5 gallon turkey fryer. The baskets are nice but I use an Asian style large mesh scooper and around 3 gallons of oil. I can do a ton of wings.
– It was $50 because you had it delivered
– Adding breading to wings is an odd move. Breading is for boneless/tenders/full fried chicken.
Don’t use flower and cook your wings at 375 for about 14 minutes. That’s the traditional way
Damn beautiful
I, too, fry my wings in a turkey fryer. My only prep is salting the wings the night before and patting them dry the day of. Double frying is your friend if you want crispy wings.
Get that oil to about 300 and fry for 10-15 minutes until they’re cooked through, let cool, then get that oil to about 400 and fry again until they’re crispy.
Nice! Man I just use an air fryer and they come out perfect. Can even make them from frozen!
*This is the way* ***intensifies***…….
If I may interject……. The key to the crispness you desire is from a twice fried wing…..
12-15 minutes at 325…. Let hang in basket….
Crank heat to 430…. Dip again for about 10-12 mins….
YUM!!! Crisp nation!!
If you want more crisp do a buttermilk brine overnight and in your flour add some corn starch. Also drizzle a small amount of the brine into the flour and mix it up. That’ll create some craggly bits on the wings.
Hell yeah
I know that’s right 💪🏾
Brine them next time. Then do double fry.
Airfryer is your friend