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[Larz]

and other dubious super bowl party ideas......

not really looking forward to frying anything in oil on my cooktop, can you make decent ones in the oven ?

[JoeC36]

You certainly can get good results in the oven, Ive seen it done. Mine never come out good though. Hopefully someone can chime in with advice, but Yes you can make decent ones in the oven.

[joebabyny]

and other dubious super bowl party ideas......

not really looking forward to frying anything in oil on my cooktop, can you make decent ones in the oven ?

To be honest, baking them can cause quite a bit of smoke and splatter mess in your oven, I wouldn't say it is really much cleaner than frying. You don't by chance have an outdoor turkey fryer do you?

Alton Brown has a method where he steams them first before baking, which cuts down on the smoke and mess a lot,
http://www.foodnetwo...cipe/index.html
Check out the video tab on that link.

[joebabyny]

You certainly can get good results in the oven, Ive seen it done. Mine never come out good though. Hopefully someone can chime in with advice, but Yes you can make decent ones in the oven.

It's in the oven temp, needs to be like 4-450.

[Larz]

thanks so much joe and joe !

good point on the oven splatter

I have a nice iron skillet, I think I'll just try that !

[JetsFanInDenver]

I bake drumsticks in the oven and they come out great. I spice those things up as hell with Indian spices.

Never caused a mess.

[joebabyny]

I bake drumsticks in the oven and they come out great. I spice those things up as hell with Indian spices.

Never caused a mess.

Drumsticks are different. The amount of fat in the wing's skin and the high heat to crisp them up, 450, causes the mess and smoke.

[JetsFanInDenver]

Drumsticks are different. The amount of fat in the wing's skin and the high heat to crisp them up, 450, causes the mess and smoke.

Ok that makes sense.

I always go for drumsticks. Its probably the same effort to apply spices to one drumstick as it is to one wing and you get more stuff for your optimal efforts.

[Larz]

so the wife says ;

"heck with it, just make a huge rack of ribs"

I married the right one !!!!

[Larz]

so I split the difference. whimped out and got pre-cooked ribs, but I got fresh wings and will try to make them

I'll let you know

very little chance all that food survives until tomorrow, lol

and I don't do a lot of grocery shopping, wtf ? if we get another drought next year naval oranges will be a status symbol

[cindy]

there is an excellent episode of Alton brown doing oven chicken wings, I'm sure it's on YouTube. he handles the smoke issue beautifully.

[cindy]

[cindy]

the transcript

http://www.goodeatsf...s/Wing_Tran.htm

[cindy]

the recipe

http://www.foodnetwo...cipe/index.html

[cindy]

yeah but just order them in like everyone else unless you do this a lot.

and if you do... just deep fry them.

[Maxman]

Home made chicken wings? That is hardcore. I tried that last year but I got attached to the chickens and I wasn't able to kill them.

[cindy]

chickens are the only animals i've raised that i could kill...

but it takes a lot of them to make wings.

i prefer doing this with legs, anyway.

[Larz]

thanks cindy but I have very limited kitchen capabilities, gonna smoke out the neigbors and fry them on the cooktop.

I did like the idea of the fans tho, gonna keep one handy

[cindy]

smiles... screw the neighbors, they be drunk anyhow.

i've just roasted the wings around 450 or the leggies, nvm alton's OCD nonsense. it's worked fine.

crisp up the skins in a pan if you must but... yum, the hot sauce makes it all well.

also cheat with mcDs FFs, and splash them w hot sauce and BC dressing and the humans will not leave your house until you call the PO PO.

Edited by cindy, 03 February 2013 - 09:59 PM.

[Larz]

overall not worth it for an amatuer like me

1st batch over done, next batch rocked, third batch just awful. mess wasn't too bad, smoke was annoying, especially on a cold winter night. if you can open all the windows, it's not such a bad idea. 20 degrees out ? yeah bad idea