Ultimate wet brine for chicken wings (plus how get perfect crispy skin)

Learn how to prepare a chicken wing brine to add extra moisture and boost the flavors of the grilled meat. Seasoned and cooked over charcoal, these super crispy chicken wings are the ultimate snack of all snacks.

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0:00 Start
0:10 Intro
0:13 The Brine
1:42 Selection & Trim
2:25 The BBQ Setup
2:59 Remove the wings from the brine
3:15 Seasoning the wings to make skin nice and crunchy
3:57 Get the wings on the heat
4:14 Spin the lid while cooking
4:28 Wings are done, time to taste them

Smoked BBQ Source's Dean "Schuey" Schumann shows how to make a wet brine from scratch using a salt-water solution and a handful of herbs and other liquids. Utilising the brine with chicken wings will help make the meat juicy, tender and extra flavorsome.

The two main things to remember when dry bringing chicken wings: use kosher salt and make sure your brine has completely cooled off before submerging the meat into it. Leave the wings bringing overnight to absorb all the added flavors and moisture.

There are a lot of options when it comes to cooking wet brined chicken wings. In this video, you will learn how to set up your grill for high indirect heat using some charcoal briquettes and a vortex.

In addition, Dean shows how to make a simple baking powder seasoning that will make the skin of the chicken wing crisp up during the cook while keeping all the juices inside.

Give it half an hour and you'll get to enjoy the crispiest chicken wings fresh off the grill.

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[CR-unwl]

Hey man, just wanna say that your brine method and recipe are best I've ever had. Making my third batch of chicken wings using this recipe and all my family can say is how amazing they are. Thanks for sharing this recipe, im gonna be using it for the rest of my life, and so will my kids and family! Cheers

[krusheto]

Super bowl wings incoming! Thank you for the recipe, I look forward to trying it

[dreezynorm]

So last night I made the brown and let the wings sit till today and then I air fried them and wow they were soo good I recommend this good recipe

[phildimick]

When the kids are quiet you know them chicken wings are good.

[basher]

I have made this exact brine for wings and it really makes the wings stay juicy and helps with a really good flavor!
On a side note chicken wings as an appetizer aren’t exactly healthy so the air fryer doesn’t help!

[TURTLEORIGINAL]

I am obsessed with, extra crispy chicken wings! I fry my wings in peanut oil. Double fry.

[lauriegreenhow]

Nice! Definitely going to try these, thanks for the video

[chuckT]

In the middle of this exact recipe. I may have to try this with skin on chicken thighs.

[Cashflowking]

Would you recommend baking powder over potato starch for extra crispy?

[secretname]

Hey where do you buy kosher salt in Australia? I’m in Sydney and have trouble finding it

[bradleyhartwig]

why aluminum free? is that preference?

[projektxent]

Great recipe. I hope those wings were washed

[jerometruitt]

I will never understand why people like flats over drums