Buffalo wings are pure, unadulterated, crispy, greasy, hot & vinegary nuggets of awesome. So given that we're going to be eating so many of the suckers, isn't it our national duty—our duty to the birds, even—to make each and every one the best it can possible be? To not—pardon the terrible pun (and all the terrible puns to follow)—simply wing it? I've had my share of greasy, dry, flaccid, burnt, tough, gristly chicken wings. My only goal today is to figure out how to get the best out of each and every drumette and flat, to create a Super Bowl snack worthy of its American heritage. A bird we could really flip for. More

Pok Pok opened in Portland, Oregon, in 2005 as a side-of-the-road shack selling a few Thai street food-inspired items, but it didn't stay a secret for very long. In just a year, chef Andy Ricker's to-go window and rotisserie with just a few outdoor benches transformed into a full restaurant in his adjacent home on Division Street. And this was before anyone had ever tasted the Vietnamese fish sauce wings, now a cultish dish. More

The secret to baked wings that taste just like the real-deal, deep-fried Buffalo wings? Some baking soda. But of course this wouldn't be The Food Lab without testing 28 wings variations first to confirm. More

"The man really does warrant the title of ultimate kitchen pimp." [Photographs: Coolio then and now.] Disclaimer: This post contains some NSFW language. Coolio's Favorite Chicken Wings View the complete recipe here » Most of you might remember mid-Nineties hip-hop sensation Coolio for his hit singles Gangsta's Paradise and Fantastic Voyage. But in recent years Coolio has found another audience—not on the mic but behind the stove as host of his cooking videos Cookin' with Coolio. As the self-proclaimed "ghetto Martha Stewart" and the "black Rachael Ray," Coolio got his start in the kitchen at an early age. Without necessities (as basic as a refrigerator) and using bare-bones staples like canned tuna, hot sauce, and white bread, Coolio quickly learned... More

Can Buffalo wings be baked instead of fried and still retain all their finger lickin' flavor and crispy skin goodness? They sure can. Plus you won't have to stand over a pot of bubbling oil while everyone else is on the couch nursing a beer and watching the Super Bowl. More

If you've ever found yourself aimlessly roaming the streets in search of the best places to get chicken wings, download Kluckr for your iPhone. For $0.99 the app will tell you your city's wings locations and rate them based on Heat, Variety, Service, Atmosphere, and Value—just in time for tonight's World Series game.... More

If you're eating a chicken wing off the bone, you're doing it wrong, according to Food Wishes. Their tutorial shows you how to debone a chicken wing by simply (maybe) twisting and pulling out the bones. Do any of you use this method? Watch the video after the jump.... More

Mmmmm, wings. Crispy wings, sticky wings, barbecue wings—you'll find them all in Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison's epic wing compendium, The Great Wings Book, with recipes that run the gamut from traditional to Asian-inspired to just plain zany (I'm talking to you, PB&J wings.) Zaniness aside, you'll also find a solid introductory chapter with clear, illustrated instructions for prepping, stuffing and lollipopping those tasty wings--whether you plan to braise them in spicy coconut milk or baste them with hoisin sauce on your tailgate grill. Just in time for the Super Bowl, we're bringing you a whole week of wings. Come back for classics like Buffalo wings and best-ever American wings, and expand your repertoire with pomegranate-glazed BBQ wings and Chinese-style... More

You might think you love chicken wings, but do you love them enough to get them tattooed on your back? Angel wings tattoos are overdone and passé, but this is the first set of chicken wings I've ever seen.... More