Good Eats S11E14 The Wing and I (2/2)

[TheSergimonster]

Franks Red hot sauce, I put that sh*t one everything

[sagenichibotsu]

Ohh my gosh. Alton, you are my hero.

[PlanarCollapse2]

There are very few things I disagree with on Good Eats, and this is an episode I disagree with. To me, this is what Satan would do with his wings. Steaming & Baking just doesn't sit right with me.

[MrFreshxKicks]

wait do i season before i put in the fridge or after im confused

[HillsideFights]

10 minutes steam

1 hour in fridge

425F20 mins each side

thumbs this up so i dont have to watch the vid everytime i make wings

[tryple5soul1]

@HillsideFights or just goto foodnetwork website and find the recipe

[W0tanTheGod]

@HillsideFights

Every recipe is on the official Foodnetwortk-Site...

[gonavybtarmy93]

This is probably the funniest Good Eats episode ever!!'

[Skibadeeba]

as that Traveler from Household Hacker?

[MrKoredesu]

I love how he pulls the whole Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka "no stop don't" deadpan.

[sebastian122]

I skip the cooling process...and still don't know why he bothers. These wings are awesome... even without the chill time!

[Bluegreenaqua]

I don't really want to eat an eagle...

[VonMilash]

did she say "cum on me, hump pumpkin!"

[bobbysreign]

His gf needs a nose job

[logiclovr]

Guys do stupid stuff because it relates to ancient mating rituals... that figures. :|

[eframke]

I cook em in my portable convection oven and just let them smoke like hell on the patio! wheeee

[aquaponichortocultur]

i like to toss the wings in a wok or cast iron skillet with the hot butter sauce to really make it stick. though it does make cleaning more difficult, clean it while its still hot

[theusedrox1986]

i wanna try the asian type of wings he made! thats whats for dinner tomorrow

[SimuLord]

Love these wings, but 40 minutes plus is an awful long time to wait for wings---I like to toss 'em in the fryer in the true Buffalo style.

[YolksterXD]

my mom mixes diff types of hot sauce + dijon mustard. SO GOOD!

[dartmanbull1]

i have made these Altons way many , many times and they are THE BEST WINGS EVER. Follow the instructions! Your oven may be plus or minus in the heat just watch until crisp. Need more heat? Add Crushed Red pepper flakes (grind them) to sauce. No BS these are GREAT!!!! USE FRANKS RED HOT

[dartmanbull1]

i have made these Altons way many , many times and they are THE BEST WINGS EVER. Follow the instructions! Your oven may be plus or minus in the heat just watch until crisp. Need more heat? Add Crushed Red pepper flakes (grind them) to sauce. No BS these are GREAT!!!!

[Zidana123]

But... Alton... you don't need taste buds to taste 'spicy,' because spicy's not a flavor. It's just pain. Case in point, if you rub your hands with peppers and then rub your eyes, your eyes are gonna taste the flavor of 'spicy.' That is, they'll hurt like hell. And there's no taste buds on your eyeballs.

[apostolicaspie]

@Zidana123 normal tongue?

*I* can taste the difference.

[Zidana123]

@apostolicaspie ...what?

[apostolicaspie]

@Zidana123 there is a difference in spice and pain for me.

[Zidana123]

@apostolicaspie Of course there's a difference in 'spice' and 'pain' for you. There's a different in 'spice' and 'pain' for everyone.

But of course that's also totally irrelevant to the point, as I said 'SPICY' and not 'SPICE'.

[Tokorai]

@Zidana123 You should watch the chili episode, he explains the whole "spicy" thing.

[Natedawg422]

I thought the celery was to add some fiber to the digestive tract to ease possible constipation.

[littleman77y]

Frank's and butter in a 4:1 ratio is my perfect sauce.

And instead of waiting for breeders to make jumbo wings, just brine and roast a couple of leg quarters and toss. Bonus--they're cheaper.

[andrewt248]

Man, the GE wings are SO GOOD! I make them for my wife and I on Tuesday's rather than waiting and paying for them at the local BWW. I also make my own bleu cheese dressing, but that's another show. AB owns.

[Carveyfan]

I've tried Alton's hot sauce recipe, and that is WAY too much butter. I couldn't taste the hot sauce at all.

[SgtSpankey]

UP THE ALTON BROWN!

[porn1978]

alton sucks!!!!....he should have fried those wings

[BrokedDownPalace]

@porn1978 Did you watch the whole episode? He pointed out at the beginning that frying would have been the preferred method, but most of us making wings at home don't have commerical deep fryers. I have a $50 deep fryer from walmart and that doesn't even cut it for properly/evenly cooking wings.

[Jedibron]

@BrokedDownPalace My dad a has burner in his out door kitchen. He essentially marinates them in his seasonings and more or less fries them like pan fried chicken. So if you have grill with a burner, which a lot do these days you can fry your wings just fine. But to be fair you need to do it outside cause when he adds the extra he dumps it on them while they are cooking. So if you live in an apartment I can see this as a valid way of cooking wings.

[SinistertnuC]

These hot sauces he shows are they similar to tobasco? We dont have the selection down here in Australia. Tabosco is good but very vinegary.

[Stanfordbuddy101]

@SinistertnuC I use tabasco sauce all the time and from the shape of the bottle, it looks like it is most probably tabasco. I agree, it is vinegary but still very delicious!

[MegaMeromaro]

this guys boring jest shut the f#*!$ up and make the wings

[holyhineyhole]

the cooking method works great, but the glaze is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too sweet. 

[1337n0mad]

"You mean he really loves me."

"Well I don't know if I'd call it -- Yeah he loves you."

[kdbennett2009]

4:09 Willy Wonka homage

[khesed]

i think "Don't. Stop. Don't do it" is a nod to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (4:09).

[duhwhy]

"[...] we require increased stimulation and we're willing to pay for it"

Not even Alton can keep from laughing at that one.

[andrewt248]

I'm assuming one could steam the wings when convenient and refrigerate for a few days before oven roasting and serving. That would cut down on on prep time the day of.

[SoaringEagle2005]

0:05 What happened to that 'good bit of steam'?

[Shadow194]

@SoaringEagle2005 They probably took multiple takes so the steam hadn't built up as much.

[Rediahs]

@SoaringEagle2005 Steam is actually invisible.  What you "see" in steam is water condensing as it hits cooler air. So if the pot is still hot, you won't be able to SEE the steam.

[Sara595]

he giggles a lot in this one

[LeeHarveybf2]

Alton is the best. Many "famous" chefs could learn from his science involved methods. I have made nearly everything shown on Good Eats and it has not only been very tasty, but fun.

[sarithp2]

wait pumpkin hunny bunny's gonna make it all better XD i laughed soooooooooo hard XD

[intevai]

Quick question...If I put the wings on a rack in the top of the oven and then a tray with one inch of water in it below the rack on the second level of the oven will I prevent the smoke from the fat and also keep the wings far enough away from the steam to crisp?

[silvr90210]

i like mine really really hot so i use 1 cup of the red hot sauce and 1/4 a cup of melted butter

[JAJ2007]

@silvr90210 did you use a 3 leveled rack to rinder of some of the fat..and if so what did you use?

[silvr90210]

@JAJ2007 i just fryed them in a fryer... worked wel for me a cheep 50$ 3quart one about 400$ and 4min per wing make shure u bread then first though

[twosocks1976]

What I don't get, and Alton doesn't explain, is why it's necessary to cool the steamed wings in the fridge for at least an hour before roasting. I understand the wings need to be dry for roasting, but I don't like the idea of my fridge and freezer smelling like parcially-cooked wings for a week.

[silvr90210]

@twosocks1976 u just answer'd your question... the fridge is the only really dry place in your house

[Kirzen]

@twosocks1976

Because if you put them into the oven while they're still hot from the steaming they will get really dry. (And I mean -really- dry) chilling them locks the moisture in so that when you roast them in the oven the outsides crisp but the insides stay juicy and tender.

[xRichardbersteinx]

@twosocks1976

You put them in the fridge to air dry that shit, nigga. This gets all of the moisture out of the skin so that the skin will become crispy.

[gdmz29]

alton needs to just come do all this at my house :)

[ciproxr]

im so fucking hungry lol

[scarecrow1701]

I like to grill my wings, so I do dry them paper towels first then put them in a hinged grill basket...

that way you can turn 20+ wings at once. I vary the basket's position over the coals or burners...but it's still a good idea to take the sizzling wings off and into to the sauce ASAP!

Grilling also gets rid of a great deal of fat, and getting them in the large bowl with sauce hot off the grill quickly makes them remain crisp.

[Tintinvid]

hey were can i get some BOB'S soy sauce

[Sixter]

Buy a bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce, then put yellow tape across the label and write Bob's.

[yb1711]

do they make a three leveled steamer-thing? Or would we have to go McGiver like AB did?

[Zephilindrum]

Going McGyver would probably be cheaper than a three leveled steamer. Mainstays makes a steamer basket that's nearly identical to the one AB has on this video, and it costs like 5.75 plus tax I think, so basically you can make the same device for under or a little over 20 bucks.

[infinitychic36]

Oh AB. You even got the story right!

Come on up to the Buffalove. We'll get you some proper wings, and a beef on weck while we're at it.

[fredstermaximus]

you gotta love the chicken sound remix of the good eats theme music. :)

[JKboi27]

i remember seeing this one night and i cant believe i found it on youtube... but then again, what cant you find on youtube

[emouch1]

this makes no sense... why did he need to dry the skin to the uncooked wings if he was going to steam them???

[tigereye1964]

Emouch1, I think he was demonstrating the common method of oven cooking wings in order to show the problems with the method. He dried the wings like most recipes recommend then baked them on high heat.

The demonstration was superfluous filler since he could have just stated his conclusion, ie the common method produces too much smoke and wings need to be steamed first to rid them of excess fat.

[runekid33]

hoisin sause is viet sause lol

[mimeebs]

yes yes it is. LOL. yumm. hoisin sauce in pho. YUMMYY!! but still, YUMMM to buffalo wings. :]

[suchanjv]

HAHA, A pulp fiction reference. Awesome!

"Honey Bunny & pumpkin"

[jonmiz]

I don't get why he didn't just put some water on the pan below the rack so the fat wouldn't burn and create smoke.

[boobtuber06]

Probably because it would wind up steaming the chicken and not achieve the desired crispiness.

[Zephilindrum]

That would steam the bottom part, causing the skin to be only crisp on one side.

[PraiseDivineMercy]

Because the resulting steam would keep the skin from crisping.

[flickeries]

Holy 10 foot buffalo wing! D: How are we supposed to glaze that?

And fuck you maxjamesparsonage , damn ass spammer.

[apbrit2009]

the only way to get wings like the ones at the end would be to domesticate eagles

actually that sound like a great idea, brb. *goes to closest national park with tranquilizer gun and cages*

[Spudkuddler]

hee hee hee...funny. How were they?

[Jguy27]

I made some hot wings a month or so ago and used Frank's Hot sauce and they came really pretty good. I also made a great blue cheese dressing. I'm from Louisiana myself too and we love our hot wings. We have a lot of choices in hot sauce too.

[Spudkuddler]

Texas Pete's is pretty good too.

[Jguy27]

Cool. Thanx. I may check it out.

[CSFP123]

can you hook me up with your recipies? (how you make your wings and your blue cheese dressing) sounds interesting....

[jmachtin]

Are you writing to Alton Brown for his recipes? Really?

[silvr90210]

@CSFP123 go to foodnetwork . c o m and type in good eats

[VonMilash]

no food like chicky wings. but as much as I like Alton and as much as I've learned form his show, I still deep fry mine in a cast iron dutch oven with pure lard at about 350 for about 6-8minutes...or until they float nicely as if to say, "I'm done, come eat me!" then comes the franks and butter. plus, you just CAN'T do wings without celery, carrots and Renee's blue cheese. but his hoisin sauce seemed very intriguing....

[Guitarfool5931]

Agreed on the celery. They pair up perfectly

[NoirMusic]

No, wait, stop, don't....very Willie Wonka...

[astrangeone]

Yeah, it's Willy Wonka...:D

Love that.

I probably will make these soon for a party....

[NoirMusic]

You are evil, evil and mean. Having a party with these, and not inviting me? How could you.... LOL

[ShadowTheAOD]

i'm making these right now, they smell amazing

[STAZE27]

This was an awesome episode.

[wowe76]

i love chicken wings

[ScaperSteph]

I made these today. OMG!! Yum! They weren't greasy and it didn't smoke up my house cooking in the oven. I used Frank's Redhot sauce.

[pipsi181]

I usually prefer Crystal hot sauce, but the extra vinegar flavor in Tabasco goes well with the wings in my book. I'm from New Orleans originally, and finding Crystal more than 100 miles away can be hit or miss anyway.

[animeking3020]

the chicken king drawing in the fridge looks weird

[scottyscottyman]

pulp fiction reference

[whitefire64]

apparently ppl get very tetchy about their hot wings... buffalo wings... spicy cooked chicken wings

[BrothuhV84]

Hmm, I might not take AB's eating approach at the end. I enjoy being able to dip the wings! And after the devouring is over dipping the carrot at the end of the meal into the grease and in ranch or blue cheese is seriously good eats.

[Zaddtheman]

8:02 lol... Bob's soy sauce.

[KimYunMi]

People in Buffalo prefer Duff's chicken Wings to Anchor Bar. Anchor Bar has slid in quality.

[dethflip23]

did he say what level the microwave needs to be?

[AndyRoddick969]

nope, because all microwaves are different. so i guess u have to keep an eye on it when u put it in the microwave.

[dancinbluegirl]

Hoisin sauce is amazing with pho. Dip the beef in it and it's amazing.

[FiSHareFRiENDSnotFUD]

The guys girlfriend reminds me of that lady who tried to abudct A.B. The superfan, remember?

[xbox360overwii]

she is the same lady the good eats crew like to reuse actors from other shows they did like that chuck guy he is in like half the good eats shows lol

[CrashGames2108]

A lot of the "actors" are actually the crew.

[blugirlsirop]

Nando's!!!!!!!

[dancinbluegirl]

can't take you seriously if you can't even use through right.

[nabi767]

Somehow u make sense. He dripped chicken fats by steaming only to replace them with butter. But AB's buffalo wings look damn tasty!

[XenoFaith]

The only reason he did that is that to get rid of the fat for when he bakes the chicken wing. Because of the fat has a smoke point he got rid of most of it to the point where there is enough on the outside of the chicken wing to crisp it and not enough to cause smoke.

[omfgapolarbear]

Texas Pete isn't that great... and you obviously know nothing about food. XboxSpartan? Sounds like a fatass nerd to me.

[ThInTrM]

omfgapolarbear: Disregarding what XboxSpartan may or may not have said, I don't get how throwing out random "HAY UR YUUTUBE NAME SUX OLOLOL" makes a convincing argument for you.

[mrbear24]

can't go wrong with good ole Tabasco =)

[DarkSoldier712]

Did you miss the part where AB makes his sauce with off-the-shelf pepper sauce, khesed?

[FiSHareFRiENDSnotFUD]

Did anybody see the gum arabic from the marshmallow episode in his pantry too?

[starian1234]

"If that day ever comes, I'll be waiting, hot sauce in hand."

You and me both, AB.