The Chicken Wing Poll

[notsmokinjo]

So...this one came at the suggestion from one of the punters... which is good really cos I never even knew it was a thing....see in my neck of the woods this is a chicken wing...

 

Then you can get Chicken nibbles that are made of drumettes and wingettes....which apparently elsewhere in the world are both called chicken wings...just drums or flats (left image & right image)...

 

So which do you prefer...are you team drum or team flat?

 

So as usual voting is anonymous...polls will close some time on next satdee, 11th July...fell free to expo as in ya choice below...cos ya never know, you could turn a swing voter and help ya cause.

[jillar]

Oh I'm team wings like in your neck of the woods! That's a really tough pick cause they're both equally delish! What to do, what to do.....

[Reciprocity]

Flats; hands down! It's too hard to get all the meat of the drums as far as I'm concerned. Too much cartilage or whatever up near the fatter end of the drum. Meat pulls right off the two bones on a flat  That first pic you showed is a complete wing but the "tip" is complete junk and should be trimmed before cooking. Then you're left with the drum & flat so why not break them apart ? It's the natural order of things 

[jillar]

@reciprocity, how can you say the tip is complete junk?! It's so crunchy and yummy!!!! That's the first part of the wing I eat lol

 

 

[Reciprocity]

No meat in the tips - just fat & skin & small bones/cartilage. Tasty because of the fat content & the skin but no chicken meat in the tips which is why most butchers cut them off. Restaurants will serve 'em because it counts in weight. A pound of wings with the tips has way less meat than a pound of drums & flats only. I rarely if ever eat wings at a restaurant or bar. Their wings tend to be very lean and over cooked. Mostly bone & skin! The place I buy my wings at only supplies very meaty wings. On a good day I can eat maybe 6 or 7 drums/flats which would weigh in at around 1 lb. or so. I BBQ them rather than deep fry. Skin doesn't crisp up as much but the meat is heavenly and they have a nice caramelized home made BBQ sauce with just a touch of bite to it on them  

[notsmokinjo]

We chuck em on the barbie too @reciprocity or just cook em in the oven. Usually in a honey soy marinade... Asian flavours tend to win here over bbq.

[Doreensfree]

Oh I love a poll....

Ok since there wasn't,any this shape ...I went for flat ......although I do like the crunchy end bits of a wing ...

[Mac#23]

I like them both but I prefer the flats. The flats are easier to dip into the Bleu cheese dressing. I come from the great city of Buffalo,NY. The home of chicken wings. There's nothing like some good hot and spicy chicken wings on a cold Sunday afternoon during football season.

[Doreensfree]

The flats are easier to dip into the Bleu cheese dressing

 

Yum !!!!.....

[Boo]

7 hours ago, Mac#23 said:

I like them both but I prefer the flats. The flats are easier to dip into the Bleu cheese dressing. I come from the great city of Buffalo,NY. The home of chicken wings.

 

Notice he said "Bleu Cheese."  Not Ranch dressing.

 

This is not negotiable.  Any joint that sells wings but doesn't offer Bleu Cheese is doing it all wrong.

[Mac#23]

5 hours ago, Boo said:

This is not negotiable.  Any joint that sells wings but doesn't offer Bleu Cheese is doing it all wrong.

 

You see, Boo gets it. Real Buffalo wings come with Bleu Cheese dressing.

[notsmokinjo]

I'm beginning to think we doin' all wrong down here....dipping sauce?...I spose sometimes ya have some sweet chili sauce to dip in.

 

Edited July 5, 2020 by notsmokinjo

[Reciprocity]

When I BBQ me a mess of wings, there's no dipping sauce. That would ruin the taste of the hot, sweet 'n smokey home made BBQ sauce 

Yes, for the Buffalo wings, or any wings deep fried, I can see the need for a dipping sauce and Blue Cheese would be my go to as well   

[jillar]

I prefer using the juice from my baked beans to sop with my wings 

Spoiler

cue banjo

 

[Reciprocity]

17 minutes ago, jillar said:

I prefer using the juice from my baked beans to sop with my wings 

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cue banjo

 

That works too 

[Doreensfree]

Is anyone gonna invite me to a Barby ..????.....

All this is making me hungry now....I don't trust myself to light a fire ..

Don't forget the sausages ...

[Reciprocity]

1 hour ago, Doreensfree said:

Is anyone gonna invite me to a Barby ..????.....

All this is making me hungry now....I don't trust myself to light a fire ..

Don't forget the sausages ...

You're welcome anytime. I don't normally eat sausages but for you, I'll make an exception  

[catlover]

Is their actually any meat on a wing?? I've never had them, as always thought what was the point?

[jillar]

Oh dear me, you've NEVER had chicken wings?! Wings and legs are my favorite parts of the bird, yum, yum!!

[Reciprocity]

32 minutes ago, catlover said:

Is their actually any meat on a wing?? I've never had them, as always thought what was the point?

You really have to know where to buy them because you're right, most wings are skin & bones with very little chicken on them. I never eat wings at a restaurant because they are always disappointing. Over cooked and what little meat is on them is all dried out.

There's a market near where I live and they sell really large wings (uncooked of course), with the wing tips cut off (because there's zero meat there). These wings are really meaty. I can only eat about 6 in one sitting - maybe 8 if I'm really hungry. Eating them out somewhere, I'd eat 12 -16 and still be hungry

Edited July 12, 2020 by reciprocity

[Doreensfree]

2 minutes ago, jillar said:

Oh dear me, you've NEVER had chicken wings?! Wings and legs are my favorite parts of the bird, yum, yum!!

I like a nice plump breast ....

I knew a girl who loved the parsons nose ( Backside).....NOPE ....

[Boo]

7 minutes ago, Doreensfree said:

I like a nice plump breast ....

 

We used to have an entire thread dedicated to those.

[Doreensfree]

4 minutes ago, Boo said:

 

We used to have an entire thread dedicated to those.

I know how to lure you out lol....

We did indeed ....

[catlover]

35 minutes ago, reciprocity said:

You really have to know where to buy them because you're right, most wings are skin & bones with very little chicken on them. I never eat wings at a restaurant because they are always disappointing. Over cooked and what little meat is on them is all dried out.

There's a market near where I live and they sell really large wings (uncooked of course), with the wing tips cut off (because there's zero meat there). These wings are really meaty. I can only eat about 6 in one sitting - maybe 8 if I'm really hungry. Eating them out somewhere, I'd eat 12 -16 and still be hungry

Never seen any big meaty wings on any bird I have bought. I cant even scrape any meat off them for the cats!! You must have bigger birds in Canada and USA. So is the meat any better than the drumstick!

33 minutes ago, Doreensfree said:

 

I knew a girl who loved the parsons nose ( Backside).....NOPE ....

WHY!!! it looks like a bit of gristle eughh..

[catlover]