I have cooked a LOT of chicken wings on my Char-Broil Big Easy. It’s my favorite way to cook wings, other than deep frying. The Big Easy cooks wings so easily and quickly. I usually finish off the wings over a hot grill to get a bit of a crunch on the skin. Well, no more. Crispy wings on the Char-Broil Big Easy are fantastic! This is how to make perfect wings using a Char-Broil Big Easy time after time!
Now I can get delicious, tender, moist, crunchy wings on the Big Easy without grilling them afterwards. These crispy wings are fantastic. This is it, the way to do wings on the cooker you thought was only for turkey!
Dry Skin Means Crispy Skin
The key to getting the wings crispy is to dry out the skin so that takes on a good crunch under the high heat of the Big Easy. You can (and should!) also pick up a bunk bed basket that doubles the amount of room you’ll have for cooking wings. You don’t want to crowd the wings into the cooker or they won’t cook evenly. This how to make perfect wings using a Char-Broil Big Easy, time after time!
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You can also make delicious crispy wings in a convection oven!
Perfect Wings using a Char-Broil Big Easy
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- Your favorite wing sauce
Instructions
- Rinse the wings and pat them very dry with paper towels.
- Place on a sheet pan or plate and cover with more paper towels. Refrigerate for 2 hours to further dry out the skin.
- Preheat oven to 250 F.
- Transfer wings to a resealable baggie or container. Add in the baking powder and salt. Seal, and shake or toss to coat well.
- Spray a baking rack with the non-stick spray and put it over a baking sheet that is lined with foil.
- Place wings onto rack but do not crowd them.
- Bake for 30 minutes. While baking, fire up your Big Easy.
- Transfer wings to the Big Easy and cook another 10-20 minutes or until done.
- Toss wings in your favorite sauce. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
