Buffalo Wings....what is the best way to make them?

[YOhio]

FTR, I think Buffalo Wild Wings are the worst wings i've had. I find their wings very dry and seemingly meatless. I almost expect them to shriviel up when I pierce the outside layer, a la the turkey in Christmas Vacation.
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I agree. BW's is awful.

[statman]

Statman has the best recipe. Its very similar to Surfah's recipe, above.

Deep fry the wings. Dry 'em off and coat them in a mixture that's equal parts butter and Franks Red Hot. Supposedly that is the 'original recipe' from the bar in Buffalo that stated it all back in the eighties.

[statman]

I believe Statman recommends (nay, demands!) peanut oil.

Demands maybe an overstatement, but peanut oil is hands down the best for frying. It's more expensive, but it's better. No sure about the relative healthiness of it.

I refuse to use canola. Anything originally called 'rape seed oil' - even if genetically altered and given a brand new name - is off my list...

[TripletDaddy]

Deep fry the wings. Dry 'em off and coat them in a mixture that's equal parts butter and Franks Red Hot. Supposedly that is the 'original recipe' from the bar in Buffalo that stated it all back in the eighties.

I am going to try this. Is Frank's the gold standard in sauces? I enjoy Frank's but are there others that you have enjoyed?

[statman]

I am going to try this. Is Frank's the gold standard in sauces? I enjoy Frank's but are there others that you have enjoyed?

To me, Franks is the perfect mixture of flavor and spiciness. Tobasco is a lot hotter, but has nowhere near the flavor.

You could make wings with whatever you'd like, but Franks strikes a particularly good balance.

[Keyzer Soze]

Here is a link to a thread on a BBQ forum I frequent. It is my current favorite way to do wings. The orange marmalade is great, but you can also try different preserves (Blackberry, Blueberry, etc.) for variety.

http://tvwbb.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a...52/m/377108822

You and your taste buds are welcome.

[Pheidippides]

So I didn't have time to stop by and get a fryer (or a friar) on my way home, but I was really feeling it for wings. The kids were excited to get some wings, too, so I searched for an option on the Garmin. It turns out there is a WingStop a few miles from our house.

I had never tried WingStop so we decided to go check it out.

It was horrible. Gross. I get so mad when I eat a lousy meal.

The kids wanted BBQ and teriyaki. I tried the "hot" and "cajun" styles.

All of them were awful, but the original "hot" was the best of the 4. The teriyaki was almost inedible and we wound up leaving most of it untouched.

to give you an idea how bad these were, the kids wound up eating all the celery and carrot sticks...and then asking for more. they preferred that to the wings and fries. Costco wings are way better.

I need to learn to do them at home. quickly.

You broke a foodie rule of mine: don't trust asian flavoring in non-asian food places. Teriyaki is best done by people who actually understand what teriyaki is, instead of people who just mix up soy sauce (likely La Choy brand - ugh!) and sugar. I think you deserved your punishment.

[MarkGrace]

Here is a link to a thread on a BBQ forum I frequent. It is my current favorite way to do wings. The orange marmalade is great, but you can also try different preserves (Blackberry, Blueberry, etc.) for variety.

http://tvwbb.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a...52/m/377108822

You and your taste buds are welcome.

Those look good.

[TripletDaddy]

You broke a foodie rule of mine: don't trust asian flavoring in non-asian food places. Teriyaki is best done by people who actually understand what teriyaki is, instead of people who just mix up soy sauce (likely La Choy brand - ugh!) and sugar. I think you deserved your punishment.

I actually concur with you. My experimentation with "teriyaki wings" was my wife's doing. I had already eaten all my hot wings and was still hungry. The teriyaki wings (and the boneless wings....holy crap!) were my wife' idea.

I think I have posted this before, but my wife is like a divining rod for horrible menu items. Whatever she orders, I try to order something else. She has a knack for finding the worst things on the menu. Of course, she also has a knack for going to a steak house and ordering chicken...stuff like that.

I knew better than to eat teriyaki chicken wings, much less a teriyaki chicken nugget. Public flogging accepted without prejudice.

[Fiyero]

I had already eaten all my hot wings and was still hungry.

You asked earlier what is the point of boneless buffalo wings, aren't they essentially processed chicken nuggets?

The answer is yes, but they're more filling than actual wings because wings don't have all that much meat on them to start with, half of the weight is the bone. I'm not a KFC fan but their buffalo strips are pretty good, and an order of 6 costs about $6 (less than a dozen wings) but are much more filling.

[MarkGrace]

I think I have posted this before, but my wife is like a divining rod for horrible menu items. Whatever she orders, I try to order something else. She has a knack for finding the worst things on the menu. Of course, she also has a knack for going to a steak house and ordering chicken...stuff like that.

My wife is the same. When we go out for nice dinners, she always seems to turn up the most middling dishes on the menu. Most of it is her own fault as she has her favorite items and just looks for them wherever she goes. I always just ask the waiter what he/she feels like are the standout items on the menu, and then order accordingly. Or, I read a sampling or reviews to see if certain dishes are consistently being highlighted as among the best. Seems to work.

[TripletDaddy]

My wife is the same. When we go out for nice dinners, she always seems to turn up the most middling dishes on the menu. Most of it is her own fault as she has her favorite items and just looks for them wherever she goes. I always just ask the waiter what he/she feels like are the standout items on the menu, and then order accordingly. Or, I read a sampling or reviews to see if certain dishes are consistently being highlighted as among the best. Seems to work.

I am the exact same way. I ask for recs. Omakase is the best option when available.

My wife always goes for chicken. Huge yawn. She always makes a point to mentioned the different iterations of chicken..."Oooh....applewood chicken? that sounds really interesting...." or "hmmm......mesquite chicken with apple compote......I wonder what that tastes like?....."

Chicken, dear. It tastes like chicken.

[Pheidippides]

I actually concur with you. My experimentation with "teriyaki wings" was my wife's doing. I had already eaten all my hot wings and was still hungry. The teriyaki wings (and the boneless wings....holy crap!) were my wife' idea.

I think I have posted this before, but my wife is like a divining rod for horrible menu items. Whatever she orders, I try to order something else. She has a knack for finding the worst things on the menu. Of course, she also has a knack for going to a steak house and ordering chicken...stuff like that.

I knew better than to eat teriyaki chicken wings, much less a teriyaki chicken nugget. Public flogging accepted without prejudice.

Your wife and my wife too. Thankfully, my wife has long since learned to defer to my judgment in the eating out sphere. So I can guide her until she is ultimately happy - and that's the goal if you want to eat out more frequently.

[MarkGrace]

I am the exact same way. I ask for recs. Omakase is the best option when available.

My wife always goes for chicken. Huge yawn. She always makes a point to mentioned the different iterations of chicken..."Oooh....applewood chicken? that sounds really interesting...." or "hmmm......mesquite chicken with apple compote......I wonder what that tastes like?....."

Chicken, dear. It tastes like chicken.

With my wife it is shrimp and scallops. Every freakin place we go, shrimp or scallops.

[Pheidippides]

With my wife it is shrimp and scallops. Every freakin place we go, shrimp or scallops.

Thankfully, with mine it is usually not one ingredient so much as she will navigate to the one or two things that I don't expect the chef will be able to pull off (and usually he/she can't). At a really good place, that's not a problem, because the chef can pull it off. It's more of an issue when we go middle-of-the-road, really. And especially at low end places. Hey, don't order the chicken at Red Robin. Get the damn burger. It's what they do.