Chicken Thighs Beast Mode

[naftalit]

This guy seriously overestimates how clean the bottom of my airfryer is.

[denisecatlett]

I love how nothing goes to waste. I learned this concept when a friend showed me how to make gravy from pan drippings. My culinary curiosity knows no bounds.

[JosefK]

"and throw them directly in my air fryer and roast them for about 12 minutes" *immediately sets air fryer for 10 minutes*

[christopherdark]

Zero waste cooking, taught me the easiest way I've ever seen to debone a thigh, and made ingredients for two different dishes. 10/10

[thesandman]

I wish I could be efficient AF like this lol

[SpLiC]

One tip for grilling/dry or very shallow frying thighs, sear them off but finish them in the oven. I find this helps render down all the fat and connective tissue better. You can do it all in the pan but that requires lots of heat adjustment.

[maxpowers]

For anyone struggling to cut the cost of groceries, chicken quarters can be a great option that I think most people overlook. They require more bone removal, but then you get more bones to make stock from.

[decorumgun]

as a person who has lived in American style poverty I have been doing this for years, id get a cheap bag of leg quarters, break them down, render the fat, make a stock, portion and freeze the chicken, reduce the stock and freeze portions of the concentrate. a lot of work but it stretches the few dollars the bag cost. I do this pretty much with anything I get.

[MrJsintic]

Pro tip for jucier chicken (that most restaurants use)
Marinade your chicken in some form of acid!
Places like Chick-Fila use pickle juice, which is ingenious because they already put pickles on the sandwich, and now thsy don't waste the flavorful juice, but even things like lemon juice or freshly squeezed orange juice works the same!
The restaurant I work at uses a spice mixture+lemon juice and some vegetable oil, and it's some of the best chicken I've had, for honestly not too much extra work. If you're already going to buy and prep raw chicken, you might as well upgrade it too!

[LetsBakeandCookStuff]

I’m a vegetarian AND I love this video!! Great ideas I’ll use for my husband who is not vegetarian and loves chicken thighs!!

[AdamH-eruh]

Love this... No waste, no BS, totally practical. I wish all cooking videos were like this!

Edit: Holy shit why are these comments so negative, relax a little bit everyone

[hywodena]

I do this, but not with the airfryer. I buy a big 12 pack of thighs, debone, remove the skin completely and cook all the skin in a pan with a little water. I cook it like 20 minutes until the water evaporates and the skin becomes golden brown. It gives you a ton of chicken fat and lots of crispy chicken skin. 1 thighs worth of skin is around 4g protein. I season it and serve as a snack with dipping sauce. The bones are used with some veggie scraps for stock, which I reduce till its thick then freeze in ice cube trays. The actual thighs themselves I'll freeze in sandwich bags, 2 thighs per bag. So now I have the fat, stock concentrate, thighs, and a delightful crispy skin snack.

You can cook the chicken fat with flour then add the stock for a quick chicken gravy. I also add some additional bouillon because I prefer my gravy to be quite strong in flavor.

[dangallagher]

You’re awesome. Great show to put it lightly. Thank you.

[Linaxtic]

THANK YOU! I'm a huge fan of chicken thighs and love them skin on but the bones are a nightmare, I had no idea how to get the bone out myself. Now it'll be easier to convince my wife to get bone in skin on thighs

[dzqhdzh]

“For about 12 minutes”

Puts bones in air fryer for 10 minutes

[AndyBarkerBee]

Those Weak Knights always so hungry… gotta get their strength up!! 💪

[madnessintomagic]

I’m not sure but I think it’s one of your old videos that taught me how to take apart a chicken, and make schmaltz. I saved it and use it over and over (because I can’t remember the chicken steps).😂

[SIlverloreguard]

My mom has severe food allergies and this short has been hugely helpful in getting the most out of food for her.

[nonrefundablegaming]

Finally some cuts of meats I can afford.

[ChefWorkcustoms-bjdc]

This is why it’s important for everyone to learn to cook properly. To many people think opening a box and warming up something bought at the store is “homemade”. Then complain their food bills are to high.