Less greasy chicken wings?
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FLBentRider
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How are you doing them now?
The heat needs to be fairly high (I use 425F) to render the fat out of the skin.
The heat needs to be fairly high (I use 425F) to render the fat out of the skin.
squirtthecat
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Ditto. Hot and fast..
FLBentRider
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If you want to run them on smoke for an hour or two first, that would work.
You just need to finish them hot.
You just need to finish them hot.
squirtthecat
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What did Alton Brown do once? I think he steamed them to render the fat out, then put them in the oven to roast. Might be able to steam, them smoke/roast on the Pellet Pusher..
Sounds like lot of work, though.
Sounds like lot of work, though.
FLBentRider
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The reason he steamed them instead of putting them in the oven raw was the smoke from the rendering fat. I figured that would not be a problem on the MAK.
squirtthecat
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Good point.
Koolranch
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I'm thinking of smoking for a few hours than flash frying them. I smoked and then finished on high last time and they came out very greasy. Maybe it's my costco wings. I think that frying them at 375 may render some of the fat out. Am I wrong?
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FLBentRider
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You didn't say what type of smoker unit you have, if it is a MAK or other unit that will get to grilling temps, I'd do it there, but if not the fryer is an alternative. Frying can be touchy, too long or not the right temp and the frying can add to the greasieness<sp>
I don't fry wings, so maybe somone else will be along shortly.
Here is my thread from my wings. http://www.pelletsmoking.com/pelletsmoking-com-gallery-10/mak-wings-2894/
I don't fry wings, so maybe somone else will be along shortly.
Here is my thread from my wings. http://www.pelletsmoking.com/pelletsmoking-com-gallery-10/mak-wings-2894/
ACW3
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KR,
I just bought a couple of pounds of wings to cook on my MAK for dinner tonight. They are full wings, and average about three to a pound. They are not real big, but they are meaty. I am going to smoke them for an hour and a-half to two hours and then bump the temps to high to finish. I'm thinking about using pecan pellets. I'll post a report (w/pictures, of course) later.
Art
I just bought a couple of pounds of wings to cook on my MAK for dinner tonight. They are full wings, and average about three to a pound. They are not real big, but they are meaty. I am going to smoke them for an hour and a-half to two hours and then bump the temps to high to finish. I'm thinking about using pecan pellets. I'll post a report (w/pictures, of course) later.
Art
TentHunter
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Ironically the BBQ Pit Boys did exactly that in a recent episode. They looked goooood!
Smoke Crispy Fried Chicken Wings by the BBQ Pit Boys - YouTube
Of course, you can modify it with your flavors however you like.
Koolranch
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Looking forward to it Art. How's is your wife doing? I hope she is feeling better. Let us know what brand of wings you are using.
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FLBentRider
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How hot is your lil tex elite on max?
The recipe that I used as a base called for 10 minutes of steaming and then 20 minutes per side @425F. I ended up with about 25-30 minutes per side @425F on the MAK. The skin was nice and crispy.
If your traeger does not get that hot you may need to finish them on your (other?) grill or the oven, but the oven may create some unwanted smoke in the house from the chicken fat that you are trying to render out.
I did not try the steaming for 2 reasons.
1. I had 84 wings to cook.
2. I wanted to do the whole cook on the MAK.
RickB
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Yea i saw that show. But as you say alot of work. Crank the mak to high and let the good times roll!
Koolranch
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FLBentRider-
"I ended up with about 25-30 minutes per side @425F on the MAK. The skin was nice and crispy."
Well that's probably part of my problem. It can get upwards of 400 when the ambient temp is nice and warm. It was in the 40's so the temp maxed out at 330. Also I never flipped them. Now that maybe why more grease is not rendered. Do most of you flip them mid cook?
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"I ended up with about 25-30 minutes per side @425F on the MAK. The skin was nice and crispy."
Well that's probably part of my problem. It can get upwards of 400 when the ambient temp is nice and warm. It was in the 40's so the temp maxed out at 330. Also I never flipped them. Now that maybe why more grease is not rendered. Do most of you flip them mid cook?
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ACW3
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KR,
The wife is doing fantastic! We see the doctor tomorrow. She should be transitioning to a cane after tomorrow, according to her physical therapist.
The wings come from the Case Farms company store here in town. Fresh really makes a difference. Didn't get to cook them afterall. I forgot about Halloween being tonight. Got kind of busy. I am on for tomorrow night, however. I'll try again.
Art
The wife is doing fantastic! We see the doctor tomorrow. She should be transitioning to a cane after tomorrow, according to her physical therapist.
The wings come from the Case Farms company store here in town. Fresh really makes a difference. Didn't get to cook them afterall. I forgot about Halloween being tonight. Got kind of busy. I am on for tomorrow night, however. I'll try again.
Art
TentHunter
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Yes, I flip them half way through the cook.