The Food Thread

deadendp · May 2020

tempo_n_groove said:

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deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

bbiggs · May 2020

rgambs said:

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deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

If the skin isn't crispy then they aren't worth eating.

I second this. I will also add that in addition to the standard array of sauces, there are a ton of dry rubs that are equally delicious. So many variations of delectable wings.

tempo_n_groove · May 2020

rgambs said:

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deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

If the skin isn't crispy then they aren't worth eating.

bbiggs said:

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rgambs said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

If the skin isn't crispy then they aren't worth eating.

I second this. I will also add that in addition to the standard array of sauces, there are a ton of dry rubs that are equally delicious. So many variations of delectable wings.

I started to bake my wings at home because I didn't want to eat fried all the time. I then put the broiler on to give the skin a little crisp.

When not having the crisp people that have tried them were enamored by the sauce, it's homemade, so maybe that was winning them over?

I prefer crisp too but a nice plump wing is fine, a crunchy, no meat wing in unacceptable!

tempo_n_groove · May 2020

deadendp said:

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tempo_n_groove said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

You had me at Kibbeh!

rgambs · May 2020

deadendp said:

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tempo_n_groove said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

Do you have an air fryer? It makes the best wings!

tempo_n_groove · May 2020

rgambs said:

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deadendp said:

tempo_n_groove said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

Do you have an air fryer? It makes the best wings!

I don't have room for one.

Is it a game changer? I might have to get rid of something in order to make it work.

rgambs · May 2020

tempo_n_groove said:

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rgambs said:

deadendp said:

tempo_n_groove said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

Do you have an air fryer? It makes the best wings!

I don't have room for one.

Is it a game changer? I might have to get rid of something in order to make it work.

No, not a game changer. We got ours as a gift and we only use it for wings and reheating fried chicken. It does make great crispy skinned wings.

deadendp · May 2020

rgambs said:

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deadendp said:

tempo_n_groove said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

Do you have an air fryer? It makes the best wings!

I do not. Looking to make an eventual move to the non-specific NW, I have been working on getting rid of kitchen things I do not use. I'm sure they are lovely, but I might not be able to defend the space.

Tell me more though.

bbiggs · May 2020

Question regarding the Gringo Bandito hot sauce. I just went to order a variety 4-pack for $15 online. The cheapest shipping option was Fed Ex "home delivery" for $15.77. More than the cost of the sauce. The other options were overnight or 2nd day for a few dollars more. I'm unwilling to pay that shipping price out of principle, so I'm wondering if any of you folks that have ordered this before found a cheaper way to ship or if you just paid it.

GlowGirl · May 2020

tempo_n_groove said:

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rgambs said:

deadendp said:

tempo_n_groove said:

deadendp said:

I don't get wings. Had them once. It was a lot of skin with a lil meat and a smathering of sauce. Are wings just a delivery agent for some ranch/bleu cheese to chase with some celery?

Sell me on wings. Maybe I just didn't experience good wings.

My present stance is that they are squishy and pointless.

(And just say it now, DK. No matter how I describe wings, it just comes out wrong. )

It may be that you have a bias towards a chicken wing to begin with?

When eating wings it is a very intimate experience. It's you, wings and sauce accompanied by bleu cheese, celery and carrots though carrots are the bastards of this meal.

The wing can be crunchy, tender, baked, fried or dry.

The sauce should be heavy enough so it's remnant is on your fingers to be enjoyed after but not too overpowering or you might as well just drink the sauce.

The wing itself can be nibbled, bit or eaten whole in one fell swoop. your method always ends in the same result, an empty bone. Make sure no meat is left on or you will be shunned from the connoisseurs and be dismissed as an amateur, a slur among the wing enthusiasts.

A good sauce with some heat, or not, your choice, paired with the chicken to me is heaven.

And that may very well be part of my issue. Not realizing until just a few years ago, food texture issues can be an ADD thing and I most definitely have food texture issues.

Clearly wings need added to the list of foods we must get one evening. Kibbeh and wings! Why not?

Do you have an air fryer? It makes the best wings!

I don't have room for one.

Is it a game changer? I might have to get rid of something in order to make it work.

I have no room for a lot of appliances either. Very limited counter space. I was eyeing this thing though. It is a combo air fryer and indoor grill. I have been wanting both of those things. It is a bit pricey, but I think I would use it a lot.

F Me In The Brain · May 2020

bbiggs said:

Question regarding the Gringo Bandito hot sauce. I just went to order a variety 4-pack for $15 online. The cheapest shipping option was Fed Ex "home delivery" for $15.77. More than the cost of the sauce. The other options were overnight or 2nd day for a few dollars more. I'm unwilling to pay that shipping price out of principle, so I'm wondering if any of you folks that have ordered this before found a cheaper way to ship or if you just paid it.

On items under $100 I usually don't look too closely when it comes to something I want. If I paid $15 for shipping of a $15 box, that should have stuck out to me, because it is indeed lame.

Wings....don't have to be crispy, but I like crispy.
They are fun to eat, especially if you like different hot sauces. I almost never use blue cheese or any ranch....just the wing and hot sauce.
Also, it is fun to develop a technique to eating wings, specifically with flats.
Great wings are a heavenly food stuff.... brings me to thoughts of beer volcanos and stripper factories - Holy FSM!
Good wings are good.
Some poor wings are even pretty good if the sauce is good.

Also an excuse to hammer some celery down the pipe and I do like celery.

Wings!!

Cliffy6745 · May 2020

Camp wings do not have to be crispy too. My two favorite spots in Philly, one crispy, one not.

Minimal blue cheese.

Get_Right · May 2020

I have heard great things about air fryers but also agree that there are too many kitchen gadgets. I went to school in upstate New York and wings are a thing. One of life's greatest pleasures when done right - these days I bake or grill (Im old and limit my intake of fried foods) them and they are a blank canvas that can be prepared to almost any flavor profile.

tempo_n_groove · May 2020

I should be specific when I mention the use of blue cheese. I will only use this and I do so sparingly unless I made the wings.
Marzetti Ultimate Blue Cheese Dressing 15 oz - Walmartcom

Marzetti Ultimate Blue Cheese Dressing 15 oz - Walmartcom

Get_Right · May 2020

No ranch once in awhile?

tempo_n_groove · May 2020

Get_Right said:

No ranch once in awhile?

Ranch is for children and people who put ketchup on their hotdogs...

SHOTS FIRED!!!!

Not a fan of ranch. Just doesn't do it for me.

dankind · May 2020

Look at what y’all done made me do.

GlowGirl · May 2020

dankind said:

Look at what y’all done made me do.

I know. This thread is brutal in terms of sparking a craving. Mango-Habanero glaze sounds yummy. The wings place I go to has a really good sweet chili glaze that get really caramelized on the wings. I always order mine extra well done. I am in the crispy camp. I don't like the texture of a non-crispy wing. Enjoy!!!

Get_Right · May 2020

tempo_n_groove said:

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Get_Right said:

No ranch once in awhile?

Ranch is for children and people who put ketchup on their hotdogs...

SHOTS FIRED!!!!

Not a fan of ranch. Just doesn't do it for me.

Oh you are one of those types sheesh.

Ranch is a beautiful thing and a fine alternative. Ketchup is perfectly acceptable for hot dogs. Ketchup yellow mustard and relish. Onions optional. Yum! Childhood on a bun!

GlowGirl · May 2020

tempo_n_groove said:

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Get_Right said:

No ranch once in awhile?

Ranch is for children and people who put ketchup on their hotdogs...

SHOTS FIRED!!!!

Not a fan of ranch. Just doesn't do it for me.

I don't mind ranch on certain things. But for me it is blue cheese dressing all the way for wings. I like the really chunky blue cheese dressing as well.

But, ketchup on hotdogs - yes please.

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