Chicken Wing Experiment

[MacEggs]

When it comes to wings, I find most people prefer a wing that has some crispyness to the skin. My wife and I are no exception.

Lately, my wing attempts have been getting better at achieving this desired crisp level.

I wanted to add another step ... why not put them in hot oil for a quick swim to see what happens.

Here was the set-up.  Wings cooking on the 22", and the hot oil in a cast iron pan in the 18".




I find a light coating of EVOO and your favourite rub works just fine for wings.
The double-decker set-up is sweet for this amount of wings (just over 4 lbs).
All done indirect, using the Minion method in each basket with apple wood for smoke.
Intakes set at about one-third open ... maybe a half.




These are ready after 1.5 hours.




I fired up a full mini-chimney and dumped it into the 18.
This CI pan is 2" deep. I poured about a half inch of Canola oil to heat up.
I checked it with the Thermapen, and it was reading 400° +/- a few degrees.
I ended up doing 3 batches for about a minute or so each.










My wife made up some sauce with butter being the main ingredient.
She added some bbq sauce, and other stuff.  Not exactly sure, but it was very good.
Also some homemade ranch dip. 

These wings were the best I've done so far!  Will do it again.  Might mess around with different flavours. 

[mrbill]

great idea! I love me some wings!

[jcnaz]

Those look fantastic!

[iCARRY]

Good idea, good reason for me to get an 18

[Nate]

Nice wings! I've been thinking about frying wings on the kettle. Now I need to.

[Hogsy]

Tried this the other night . thanks Mac,
Wings turned out great but probably not the healthiest way to cook

[Craig]

Great setup, Mac!

[SixZeroFour]

Great looking wings! Have you posted info on those DIY side tables? They look perfect! Please share some details!!

[Weber MD]

You're a genius.  Double-decker set-up is fantastic.

[Heyjude]

Those look great! A meal in itself for sure.
Do you know what the temp was on your cook?
Were you shooting for 400 degrees on the oil? Seems a bit high, but the result is all that matters.
Wings on a Kettle, Classic! 

[MacEggs]

Have you posted info on those DIY side tables?

Here you go:

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/fabricated-a-handy-side-table/

Do you know what the temp was on your cook?
Were you shooting for 400 degrees on the oil?

No idea about the temp on the 22" kettle.  I just wing it ... oops, sorry.  Seriously, no idea.
400° IS high. I was hoping for 350-375°.  At that point, I didn't care.
I wouldn't want to put cold wings into that.  With the wings already hot, I wasn't too worried. 

I have another wing experiment planned for tonights supper.