THE BEST Air Fryer Chicken Wing (Ranking 6 Methods)

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[yarralink]

I cooked with your highest score wings, that’s the best wings I had for a long time

[viroz]

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN A RUSH WHILE WATCHING THIS LIKE I WAS:

16:47 great classic wing (twice fried method)
9:38 crispier heavier wing (3 part breading method)

He said these 2 methods are tied. Twice fried is classic taste, and 3 part breading is a heavier crispier wing that holds sauce better

[DugGLeFuR]

Wing spice for 1kg (2lbs wings) halved from the video
1/2 Tsp Garlic powder (optional)
1/2 Tsp Ginger (optional)
1/2 Tsp Onion powder (optional)
1/2 Tsp Cumin (optional)
1/2 Tsp Paprika (optional)
1/2 Tsp Chili powder (optional)
1/2 Tsp Black pepper
1 teaspoon Salt
add 2 tsp of spice mix to 1 lb of wings and shake
add 1 tbsp flour and shake
make 1 lb of wings at a time in the air fryer
with all the optional ingredients it makes a delicious dry rub, but it's a bit of a waste since it just gets covered by the sauce
250F for 20min
Fridge for 30min
400F for 8 min
or just 400F for 25minutes if you don't want to mess around

Wing sauce:
1/2 stick of butter
3 tbsp sricha
3 tbsp honey
1/4 cup each: soy, mirin, rice vinegar
(I added cornstarch in cold water and 2 cloves crushed garlic)
Simmer for 5 minutes

or a Simple Honey garlic I found:
½ Cup Honey
¼ Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
1 teaspoon Sesame Oil (optional)
1 Tablespoon Grated Ginger (optional)
4 cloves garlic large, crushed

[heathermountain]

Hey Mike, my 10 year old watches your channel and is a super fan. He has been wanting to make your wings for ages but he had quite a few allergies (corn & gluten) so we brainstormed and landed on an amazing crispy chicken. Tapioca starch to dredge, egg, and crushed up kettle cooked chips for breadcrumbs (we used a coffee grinder for fine and rolling pin for medium fine). Followed your suggestions and they turned out AMAZING! His heart was happy and belly was full! He wanted to make sure I shared with you ;) thank you for the channel and info he is a big fan!!

[Shanks]

I cooked the breadcrumb ones and then dipped them in the sauce following your recipe.. they were the best chicken wings I ever had! I was starving so I had 20 of them 😬

[SilbarPR]

The fact that I'm sitting here drinking a beer while my air fryer is currently working on the baking powder method and digging this video says a lot. This is an amazing review. Thanks a million from Chicago!

[peytonmcintosh]

I have had really good success brining my wings. They come out so juicy and crispy without needing any breading. Soak wings in salty water in fridge for at least an hour, pat dry, rub with seasoning and a tiny bit of olive oil so they don't stick, air fry for 15 minutes flipping at least once during cooking :)

[Jokerjn]

As an experiment I did the twice fried method (awesome), then I did the twice fried without taking them out to rest in the fridge, so 20 minutes at 250 then bumped up the temp to 400 for 10-12 minutes, and it was indistinguishable to me. Same result, much easier, less time. It'll be my go to method going forward.

[grasscutter]

My wife and I are brand new with using an air fryer, literally! We just happened to buy this exact air fryer for Christmas. We haven’t used it yet, but our first try will be chicken wings. So I opened up YouTube and this video was the very first one to pop up. Great video on the topic and it was even a bonus that you used the same air fryer we had just bought. 👍👍

[vanessafoulke]

I tried the "double fry" method and was very impressed. I felt pretty lazy by the end and just used Sweet Baby Rays Hickory Brown Sugar BBQ and it was very good... the plain was great as well!

[aleklevy]

Him : basic pantry items
Me : sounds good
Him : gochujang!
Me : ಠ_ಠ

[ShaamDragon]

I actually do the twice frying thing but with baking powder, 250 for 15 minutes then 400 for 10 minutes with a 15 minute resting time between. Works fine for me every single time. I have also done the 3 part breading before too, but normally I serve that on pasta

[chickenmuffin]

I tried this recipe today and it was the best wings ever. I didn’t have some ingredients but used a little Louisiana hot sauce and clinched garlic. It was so good I wanted to drink the remainder. I can’t wait to eat this again.

[SanderGrolleman]

I’ve been looking for several cooking accounts, and I think your recipes are at the exact point where you speak to my current cooking abilities AND challenge me to try new things.

[vitoiacopelli]

Lovely I never thought about doing it this way can’t wait to try this out thank you my friend ❤️

[bigslickss]

Just made these! Are used to do the baking powder thing all the time. But I tried the flower, baked at 2:50 for 10 minutes, let sit for 10 minutes and then cooked at 400 for 10 minutes. good 👍

[traciholz]

FANTASTIC!!!! I did 1-3 baking soda 1 and flour 3…. And tgey turned out
The only thing I did different was I had some whole milk that needed to be used up… so I squeezed 1/2 a lemon into the milk… this is a natural way of making buttermilk… soaked an hour… and YES!!! Win!!! HUBBY loved them! I have the Breville toaster oven, air fryer combo and did them exactly the same… the sauce is unbelievable!! Thank you!!

[gemini]

I bought a Cosori after watching your video. I'm blown away. I've made perfect fries, wings, bacon and pork chops with it. Next up, basque burnt cheesecake! Btw your gochujang sauce recipe is bomb. Thank you for this video!

[moemahmud]

Hey there, I tried your second method with flour and let me tell you it was PERFECT. The seasoning/spices you suggested in the beginning were also top notch. All in all very good video. I look forward to more content like this in the near future.

[KristianH]

I feel like the twice fried method is the best especially if your need to make for quite a few people. You’re essentially ‘blanching’ as the chefs would say and having a bunch of wings ready to go is brilliant pre prep!!