Corn starch and chicken revisited

[ricksegers]

FYI, following our discussion several weeks ago about dusting chicken with corn starch before BBQ to give it a crispy skin, I was wathcing "America'S Test Kitchen" today and they were doing a fried chicken dish. They drenched the chicken in lightly beaten eggwhites and then coated in corn starch only. The host said it gave it a very crispy skin.

 

[The_Kapn]

FYI, following our discussion several weeks ago about dusting chicken with corn starch before BBQ to give it a crispy skin, I was wathcing "America'S Test Kitchen" today and they were doing a fried chicken dish. They drenched the chicken in lightly beaten eggwhites and then coated in corn starch only. The host said it gave it a very crispy skin.

Well, I never had any trouble getting crispy skin on Fried Chicken. :lol: Guess it might help.
For smoking chickie--results are very mixed-- from what I can gather.
Time will tell.

TIM

 

[FatDad]

Very, very true when you fry.

 

[ricksegers]

I never had trouble with crispy skin on fried I was just surprised using nothing but cornstarch for coating.

 

[Bill-Chicago]

I never had trouble with crispy skin on fried I was just surprised using nothing but cornstarch for coating.

And now I want to test this out (maybe with a little pepper)

Good to see you posting Rick