smoked wings

[chasnasty5943]

Hey all,

Yesterday I tried smoked Buffalo wings.  Hickory smoke at about 230-270 (had some trouble getting temp pegged) then onto hot coals in an attempt to crisp up the skins. 

Meat on wings came out great, skin was kinda rubbery--not bad---but not as good as I had hoped

Any input in how to get the skin done better?  longer over direct heat? 

Thanks in advance

Charlie

[iCARRY]

Let them air dry in the refrigerator for 12 hours before smoking.

Get coals really hot. Maybe even light a new chimney of coals just for crisping up the skin.


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[1911Ron]

For crisp skin you need to do them in the range of 325 to 350, really anything over 300 should do the hotter the better

[austin87]

Get a vortex @THUNDERDOME

The best wings I have ever done were patted dry with paper towels, hit with salt and pepper, then lightly coated in flour. Cooked around the screaming hot vortex. Once finished and crispy toss in the sauce of your choice.

Temps need to be higher and my theory is that chicken skin has enough fat - don't oil the wings. Make sure they are dry (that's where the flour comes in).

I'm due for a couple more test cooks on the wings, so hopefully I'll have a good concrete method for awesome crispy wings soon.

[AcrossFromHoss]

I also like the vortex for wings my temp gets up over 500 kills the seasoning on your grill though so better done on a dedicated high heat cooker. I air dry my wings beside a fan for roughly an hour before cooking.

[MacEggs]

I have experimented with wings and trying to get them just right .... here is one attempt:

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/chicken-wing-experiment/


I am still experimenting, but I did like this method.

[1buckie]

Let them air dry in the refrigerator for 12 hours before smoking.

Get coals really hot. Maybe even light a new chimney of coals just for crisping up the skin.


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For crisp skin you need to do them in the range of 325 to 350, really anything over 300 should do the hotter the better

Get a vortex @THUNDERDOME

The best wings I have ever done were patted dry with paper towels, hit with salt and pepper, then lightly coated in flour. Cooked around the screaming hot vortex. Once finished and crispy toss in the sauce of your choice.

Temps need to be higher and my theory is that chicken skin has enough fat - don't oil the wings. Make sure they are dry (that's where the flour comes in).

I'm due for a couple more test cooks on the wings, so hopefully I'll have a good concrete method for awesome crispy wings soon.

I also like the vortex for wings my temp gets up over 500 kills the seasoning on your grill though so better done on a dedicated high heat cooker. I air dry my wings beside a fan for roughly an hour before cooking.

I have experimented with wings and trying to get them just right .... here is one attempt:

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/chicken-wing-experiment/


I am still experimenting, but I did like this method.

All good points......or you could smoke them however you'd like  up to near done & throw them in the deep fryer (Wok half full of oil on another kettle would do)

[Jack Fate]

Get a vortex @THUNDERDOME

The best wings I have ever done were patted dry with paper towels, hit with salt and pepper, then lightly coated in flour. Cooked around the screaming hot vortex. Once finished and crispy toss in the sauce of your choice.

Temps need to be higher and my theory is that chicken skin has enough fat - don't oil the wings. Make sure they are dry (that's where the flour comes in).

I'm due for a couple more test cooks on the wings, so hopefully I'll have a good concrete method for awesome crispy wings soon.

I've been using your method with good results . Just made a bigger vortex for even more heat . Haven't tried it yet.

The larger vortex should work better with wok too 

Cheers