Why Your Smoked Wings Get Rubbery Skin And How To Fix It For Good

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Жыл бұрын

Lots of people end up with tough, rubbery skin when they smoke chicken wings. In this video I'll show you the easiest way to avoid that. No special tools or ingredients required! You can do this with what you already have.
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@cyber_crypto Жыл бұрын

Instantly subscribed, and will be trying this method in a masterbuilt smoker tomorrow. I couldn’t seem to figure out what I was doing wrong, and last weekend I smoked some chicken thighs and man you couldn’t get through that skin for nothing. Appreciate you for putting this video out there my good brother, doing the Lord’s work!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Man your comment blessed me brother. Please let me know how it turns out.

@cyber_crypto Жыл бұрын

@@RonOnTheGrill Brother let me tell you that was legit the best chicken drumsticks I ever made. I used applewood in my smoker and set it to 275. I did everything you said by letting my chicken get dry first then added the wood just before it got to 275. I let it get up to temp and added my chicken. I even copied your seasoning blend kind of by using what I had. I did lemon pepper with salt, brown sugar, paprika and a little cayenne. I even did half dry and half with the barbecue sauce just like you did to with some sweet baby rays. My family was blown away, I made sure to serve it up with some chopped bell peppers and onions done in the airfryer and some good ole macaroni and cheese. I blew them away with the spread. I appreciate you! Oh and hope you have a great Juneteenth this Monday! Many thanks and keep dropping that knowledge on us 🙏🏽!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

@cyberdrip man this comment made my day!! I’m so happy this turned out so well for you man. Thanks for actually coming back and telling me how it went bro, for real. Keep watching, Imma keep dropping!

@CookingSecretsForMen Жыл бұрын

Great tip on the dry skin. When you're smoking a whole chicken same thing brine it and then let it dry out

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

@davew6969 2 ай бұрын

Great explanation!! Thank you Sir!

@RonOnTheGrill 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@jjones8587 11 ай бұрын

So glad I found your channel…Doing this recipe tonight!

@RonOnTheGrill 11 ай бұрын

Please come back and tell me how it went! I love hearing the success stories.

@stevenlesan5948 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I keep coming back to this video man whenever I do wings. Always hits.

@RonOnTheGrill 5 ай бұрын

Steven that means so much more than you know brother, thank you. I’m so glad it’s having such a positive impact for you man.

@upowlnight Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Taco!

@patricia4127 19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Very informative. 😌

@RonOnTheGrill 19 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting.

@KingD-light Жыл бұрын

Hey twin these looks beyond good, the look phenomenally delicious 🔥🔥🔥💯

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

I appreciate cha brother!

@justcookthedamnfood Жыл бұрын

I like that skin tip, you always bring the knowledge. I have fried wings next week loaded for upload.

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Cool, looking forward to seeing it! Thanks for stopping by brother.

@BeulahsKitchenKE Жыл бұрын

Yummy!!! Thanks for the useful tips 👌

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome friend, thanks!

@paulfiorino7463 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your wisdom. I've been suspecting that I smoke my chicken too long. Glad you confirmed my suspicion! .

@RonOnTheGrill 9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Man I regularly do chicken wings hot and fast, 500 degrees. I toss a couple of chunks of wood on the coals and it’s all the smoke I need. The family LOVES them. But even if you want to go slower for more smoke, no need to go below 300, in my opinion.

@IfOnlyYouKnewWhoIWas 9 ай бұрын

Nice job Ron! Looks delicious.

@RonOnTheGrill 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! By the way, who are you?? 😁

@millenialbroadcast Жыл бұрын

Great video and tips 👍🏾

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

'Pre shate cha big dawg!

@DaleWyman Жыл бұрын

Helpful video, thank you! I have had both good success and rubbery skin. After your helpful information, I hope rubbery skin is in the past! 👍🏻

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

I think it will be Dale! Keep me posted and let me know if you have any questions. Always looking for video topics my viewers want to see too!

@1811bruce Жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, New Sub. I cooked some chicken legs last week and on the inside they were perfect but the skin was rubbery. Can't wait to try your method. Got some thighs to smoke this week! I will let you know how they turn out!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Please do, I can’t wait to hear how it went for you!

@venerawhitlow17 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for much for this one. If I can afford the cost of chicken wings in my area, I'll be trying this this weekend! lol I appreciate the lessons using a smoker because I am smoker challenged. 😊

@RonOnTheGrill 9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! I can’t wait to hear how it goes for you. I’ve had a couple of people come back and say they kilt it when they did it for their families.

@smokindanskitchen Жыл бұрын

Looks great! I usually use the Vortex to do wings but may try smoking some next time!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Me too man. I just wanted to do a straight-smoked wing video, simply because I hadn’t done yet. Plus it gave me a chance to make a video on something lots of people struggle with.

@johnyferreira8733 Жыл бұрын

Just what I was looking for. I got my smoker today and made some wings. Big mistakes were made. I didn’t dry the wings and I put them in the smoker when it was cold. The meat on the inside was great but the skin was like shoe leather 😂 thanks for the tip and I’m hoping for better results next time.

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Man PLEASE come back and let me know how it went for you. I get a big kick out of it.

@marycrockett8873 Жыл бұрын

Those wings looks delicious my favorite.. your doing your thang BIL.. keep up the good work..I support you 💯%👍

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

You always do SIL! Thank you fam.

@marycrockett8873 Жыл бұрын

@@RonOnTheGrill you're welcome fam fam 👍

@etgrider77 Жыл бұрын

Yes sir you are right on point. I made the mistake of slow smoking chicken many years. Would get complaints of skin not done and too much smoke. Got hipped on the high heat method for whole turkeys 300 to 350 and it completely changed my poultry game. I cook all my poultry now at least 300 degrees. Makes that skin crisp on the ouside and you get a nice tender juicy meat on the inside. Great advice brother.

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Thank you man! And I’m so with you on those whole turkeys! Try and find some Turkey Thighs too man. I have a couple of videos on the channel. They’re amazing grilled.

@6hilltop6 17 күн бұрын

Adding corn starch will help the skin... alot.....skinless smoked chicken is a great alternative when you want to go low and slow...good video btw

@RonOnTheGrill 16 күн бұрын

@6hilltop6 thanks! You’re right, there are several ways to get-r done. This one to me is just the easiest because all it requires is more heat. But some people have smokers that max out at 275 so having other ways to get it crispy is always a good thing. In fact I should do a video on that!

@EntrepreneurRameshMondal Жыл бұрын

It an amazing recipe!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother!

@h.sinclair 11 ай бұрын

instantly subscribed too great stuff bruv!!! Love gonna rethink how dry my wings are - they need to BE DRY. My wife loves wings, so this might be saving my marriage LOL 🔥

@RonOnTheGrill 11 ай бұрын

LOL @saving your marriage. I've already heard from a couple of people who did this for their families and KILLED IT, man. You may as well be next! Let me know how it goes.

@ahopkins1978 Жыл бұрын

looking good!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for checking it out and commenting. Means a lot!

@russellpayne9106 Жыл бұрын

I just smoked some wings between 225 and 250 degrees, meat was absolutely perfect, but skin rubbery. I'm going to try 275 and above next time. Thanks for your video

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Russell! Glad it helped man. Pat them dry and let them hang out in the fridge for a while. works like a charm man.

@darthxellaa912 10 ай бұрын

Instant subscribe as well! Thanks for sharing these tips! I laugh at these online recipes that say to smoke wings for 2 hrs at 225. Like chewing on a piece of rubber.

@RonOnTheGrill 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Darth, welcome! Yeah, sometimes you can just tell someone doesn’t really know. I saw a guy grilling some meat and his fire was too hot so he sprayed water on it to cool it down.

@larrydaniel4568 18 күн бұрын

Same thing happened to me on my first cook on a pellet grill. Smoked some chicken wings for about 2 hours at 250, internal temp was too low, bumped up to 275, but by then the damage was done. Skin was tough and dry. Wife was kind enough to say, "It was your first cook, it'll get better". Looking forward to following your advice after I dry the next batch overnight in the fridge and smoke at a higher temp!

@JbirdlLester Ай бұрын

Awesome Pro Tip Ron look forward to trying your Method on my Smoker. any kind of fowl is a Big challenge to keep from not drying out. Finally i found someone who knows how to get the Job done right. Man my Mouth is still watering from Video of that Yummy Glazed chicken wings. Jesus I bet your Neighbor's are Like Dam where is that Smoke coming from makin them all Hungry. lol

@RonOnTheGrill Ай бұрын

Thanks J! Funny story man, my neighbor tells me all the time that he smells all these delicious scents coming from my backyard, then about a week he watches the video on the channel and goes “oh so that’s what it was!” 😂

@Chad_D Жыл бұрын

Doing this right now! I been doing the Meat Church way and my wings are Rubber =( . This seems like the way to do it ty for the vid!!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Cool Chad! Let me know how it turns out man. Remember, Chicken absorbs smoke quickly man, even at temps over 400 degrees. No reason to go slow!

@antoniobaskerville6823 Ай бұрын

Thank You My People

@RonOnTheGrill Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@jacquelines3685 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Ron!! I messed up some expensive Organic Chicken wings & Thighs today 🤷🏽‍♀️ Rubbery as ****

@RonOnTheGrill 8 ай бұрын

Oh no! Well now you can rest assured that was your last time doing that. :) Thanks for watching and commenting!

@jacquelines3685 8 ай бұрын

@@RonOnTheGrill ABSOLUTELY!👍🏾💯

@vw2660 10 ай бұрын

Great video! What type of sauce did you use on your wings?

@RonOnTheGrill 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think it was Sweet Baby Ray’s, man.

@vw2660 10 ай бұрын

@@RonOnTheGrill oh ok, cool!

@TheNyGeneral 3 ай бұрын

My man

@RonOnTheGrill 3 ай бұрын

Pre shate cha homie!

@thedarkgreenmarine2100 Жыл бұрын

The skin of my smoked chicken legs were kinda rubbery so I went to youtube youre the first video I saw. I dont think I dried the legs good enough and I smoked them at 225 on a pellet smoker for about 90 minutes or so them upped it to 400 for 10 minutes, Im going to try 275 next time

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was definitely the 225 man. I’ve seen people do the low and slow thing with a hot finish. I just don’t trust it for me personally. This method works every single time without fail. You’re gonna love it!

@buddycarroll9665 Жыл бұрын

My fave….🙋‍♂️

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Hey Buddy! I’m much more partial to grilled wings myself, but I’ll add a little smoke sometimes as a seasoning. I realized the other day that I really hadn’t done just straight up smoked wings, so I wanted to make sure i had a good video on them for everyone. Especially sense it’s something a lot of people struggle with.

@MatteoVitello216 Ай бұрын

Appreciate you unc! Mfs came out perfect 👌

@RonOnTheGrill Ай бұрын

You're welcome man! That's great to hear brother, I love it.

@catchk9 Жыл бұрын

What are you using for a divider in the grill?

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

Just a couple of bricks.

@catchk9 Жыл бұрын

@@RonOnTheGrillThat's what I thought. Great idea. I never thought of that!

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

@@catchk9 it's the only reason I haven't bought a Slow-N-Sear man. I got too many bricks laying around here, lol!

@nightstick8443 Жыл бұрын

Im here cuz i just got some super tough skin on my leg quarters🤣🤣

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

LOL! Well hopefully this video will fix that for you!

@bongmea03 4 күн бұрын

❤👍👍👍👍

@RonOnTheGrill 4 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@HasanKhanDDS 7 ай бұрын

Why do you only baste half the wings - whats the difference you get with that?

@RonOnTheGrill 7 ай бұрын

It was BBQ sauce. I sauced half and left half dry.

@RonOnTheGrill 4 ай бұрын

I’m just realizing I didn’t really answer your question! Sorry about that. In this case I did half with sauce and half without just for variety, so they wouldn’t all have the same flavor. I like dry rub wings but my wife likes bbq more.

@rhettwilkins9446 Жыл бұрын

Great video, but there is no reason to rinse chicken. Just adding an extra step and wasting paper towels. Otherwise, top notch stuff my friend!

@rhettwilkins9446 Жыл бұрын

Also you can contaminate you're counters with salmonella by washing chicken when water splashes

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more man. But if you have a cooking channel you already know that whether you wash your chicken or not you’ll be disagreeing with SOMEBODY’S opinion on the subject. Same thing with gloves. I happened to show that in this video but I usually don’t. I’m cooking at my own house for my own family. Not a single soul watching is ever going to eat here.

@rhettwilkins9446 Жыл бұрын

@@RonOnTheGrill I feel ya. If you follow USDA guidelines, there is no need to wash your beef or poultry. I just don't want you wasting your precious time on the earth drying and washing chicken. Spend it telling someone you love em! I love you brotha.

@RonOnTheGrill Жыл бұрын

@@rhettwilkins9446 I appreciate that man.

@mratmcmillan6559 9 ай бұрын

......to wash/rinse or not. Why is it so controversial? To each his (her) own.