Nothing like some tasty sweet Wings!! Lots of places to get wings. Seems everybody sells them now. I like to cook up my own.
Hey SA, glad to see you hear. Man, those look like some fine wings there. I guess that I am too late for supper
I've been toying with the idea of doing that. I love the flavor of smoked wings, but I miss the crisp skin I get from frying. On the other hand I hate frying anything, mostly because it's so damn messy. What I was thinking is adopting my double fry technique to a smoke and air fry method. Smoke them until done then air fry for the crispy skin. I keep saying I need to try it, but I keep forgetting to get around to it.I saw a show a couple of weeks ago where a guy was smoking his wings until they were done and then dropped them in a deep fry - just long enough for them to hit the bottom and come back up and he claimed that this enhanced the flavor. I think that I will try them that way one day soon.
My RECTEC Chef tells me to "turn up the heat" if I want the skin a little bit more crispy and I have thought of doing that and I hope it does not make the wings too tough. Smoking them does give them a tender, moist, taste, but I do miss the "Fried Wings" at times. I also agree with you on the "mess of having to fry something up", but I am most likely going to try it the next time I "smoke my wings".I've been toying with the idea of doing that. I love the flavor of smoked wings, but I miss the crisp skin I get from frying. On the other hand I hate frying anything, mostly because it's so damn messy. What I was thinking is adopting my double fry technique to a smoke and air fry method. Smoke them until done then air fry for the crispy skin. I keep saying I need to try it, but I keep forgetting to get around to it.
The guy on Binging With Babish does this and swears it is the bomb.com!I like to double fry mine.
Fry them once at a lower temp, say ~250 degrees until they're done. 20 minutes or so Then let them cool before cranking the heat to 375-400 (depending on what oil you use) to fry them crispy. 5-10 minutes.
Yep that's pretty much the technique. I got it from watching somebody double fry french fries, and I figured it would work for wings too. He's 100% accurate about the crunchiness. This method is by far the best I've tried for that. I've seen people swear by a quick dredge in corn starch, and they are certainly crispy at first, but they get really soggy after about 10 minutes or so.The guy on Binging With Babish does this and swears it is the bomb.com!
The technique runs from 2:10 to 3:10...
I do mine on my RECTEC Pellet Smoker. I marinated my wings in lemon juice and apple cider vinegar for about 30 minutes. Then I took them out of the marination and seasoned them according to the way we like them (not very hot or spicy). I cooked mine for 2 hours at 250F and turning them after one hour. Then after my two hour smoking time - I then took them inside and wrapped them and allowed them to rest for about thirty minutes (optional). They were tender, moist and very flavorful. Some of the best I have ever made.I tried grilling then airfrying wings today. Some of them turned out somewhat crispy, some not so much. Maybe it's because I make them naked with just some cajun seasoning or I need to adjust my cook times. I did like 5 min each side to high heat for grill marks, then did 12 min on indirect heat and then about 7-8 min in the airfryer.