chicken wing brine?

bobaftt · 08-30-2011, 03:39 PM

What do yall brine your wings in? I am doing 5 lbs for football this weekend and thought I would try brining them.

eddieh70301 · 08-30-2011, 03:44 PM

I don't usually brine chicken wings but i do marinate in apple juice, dr pepper, cherry dr pepper, root beer. You can use pretty much anything.

swibirun · 08-30-2011, 04:11 PM

I usually don't brine wings for two reasons.

First - They don't seem to need it IMO.
Second - Good grilled wings need crispy skin which is why a lot of people air dry them in the fridge first. Brining them would make it a pain to dry each wing thoroughly. Okay, I admit, I'm lazy :)

Blackened · 08-30-2011, 04:15 PM

yeah, I only brine the white meat, unless it's a whole bird

Groundhog66 · 08-30-2011, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackened

yeah, I only brine the white meat, unless it's a whole bird

Wings are white meat

No brine here, just grilled indirect and basted.

that's hot · 08-30-2011, 04:23 PM

rub and grill indirect !

M

bobaftt · 09-03-2011, 09:45 AM

well thanks for all the advice... clearly I will be skipping the brine :)

jasonjax · 09-03-2011, 10:09 AM

I'll be the lone dissenter here. :)

I brine my wings for a few hours and even overnight in a simple salt/sugar brine. Sometimes I'll add a bit of marinade to that mixture if I have something laying around that sounds good. I like the extra mositure for the steam effect as I'm cooking. I get plenty of direct heat when I want to so I can still crisp the skin up no problem.

Wampus · 09-03-2011, 10:22 AM

You ain't alone jasonjax!

I, too, brine wings if I can. A simple salt/sugar brine of 1 part sugar to 2 parts salt in water with some whole peppercorns. I don't really measure brines anymore. Brine for about 1-2 hours.

Although I will say that I also agree that they may not need them since usually wings get so much flavor on the skin and sauced afterward, depending on how you do them. They're good either way.

ME....I brine poultry all the time though.

08-30-2011, 03:39 PM	#1
bobaftt is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-12-08 Location: Chattanooga TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	chicken wing brine? What do yall brine your wings in? I am doing 5 lbs for football this weekend and thought I would try brining them. __________________ Weber Smokey Mountain "C" Club

08-30-2011, 03:44 PM	#2
eddieh70301 Take a breath! Join Date: 03-30-10 Location: Thibodaux, LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't usually brine chicken wings but i do marinate in apple juice, dr pepper, cherry dr pepper, root beer. You can use pretty much anything. __________________ Bubba Keg / Stumps Baby / Super Fast Yellow Thermapen / Lodge Cast Iron Grill / Coon Ass Pizza Oven

08-30-2011, 04:11 PM	#3
swibirun is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-21-09 Location: Knoxville, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I usually don't brine wings for two reasons. First - They don't seem to need it IMO. Second - Good grilled wings need crispy skin which is why a lot of people air dry them in the fridge first. Brining them would make it a pain to dry each wing thoroughly. Okay, I admit, I'm lazy :) __________________ Chris Knoxville, TN two Big Green Eggs (large) Smoke Hollow smoker/grill combo www.nibblemethis.com

08-30-2011, 04:23 PM	#6
that's hot On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-28-07 Location: Louisville KY. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	rub and grill indirect ! M __________________ true Q char griller & side firebox weber 22.5 kettle custom built brute UDS

09-03-2011, 09:45 AM	#7
bobaftt is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-12-08 Location: Chattanooga TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well thanks for all the advice... clearly I will be skipping the brine :) __________________ Weber Smokey Mountain "C" Club

08-30-2011, 04:15 PM	#4
Blackened is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-07-09 Location: Chico, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	yeah, I only brine the white meat, unless it's a whole bird

09-03-2011, 10:09 AM	#8
jasonjax is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-20-07 Location: Jax, Fl. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'll be the lone dissenter here. :) I brine my wings for a few hours and even overnight in a simple salt/sugar brine. Sometimes I'll add a bit of marinade to that mixture if I have something laying around that sounds good. I like the extra mositure for the steam effect as I'm cooking. I get plenty of direct heat when I want to so I can still crisp the skin up no problem.

09-03-2011, 10:22 AM	#9
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You ain't alone jasonjax! I, too, brine wings if I can. A simple salt/sugar brine of 1 part sugar to 2 parts salt in water with some whole peppercorns. I don't really measure brines anymore. Brine for about 1-2 hours. Although I will say that I also agree that they may not need them since usually wings get so much flavor on the skin and sauced afterward, depending on how you do them. They're good either way. ME....I brine poultry all the time though. __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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