What part of the Chicken Wing do you like best?
With the Superbowl coming up this is the perfect time to discuss....What part of the chicken wing do you like? The flat "wing" part or the little drummies? I personally like the wing part better and it seems I am in the minority.
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37 Comments:
I like the flat wingy part too. the drummette seems to have too much gristle, and I'm one of the weird ones that pick apart chicken before I can eat it. I cant bite into a piece of chicken if my life depended on it. lol
huneybumper at 10:09AM on 01/28/09
I vary, but mostly it's the flat part. Fortunately Mr. Meatloaf prefers the drum, so it all works out.
lemons at 10:13AM on 01/28/09
My OH and I seem to be a perfect couple wing-wise - he fancies drummettes, I really love the wing part. This way we enjoy our wings with no fights or compromises!
brooke29 at 10:15AM on 01/28/09
I like the drummies the best, more meat on them. However, my daughter likes the flat part...we call them 2 boners.
dmcavanagh at 10:16AM on 01/28/09
I don't have a particular preference, but hubby like the drummettes.
juliebugsmama at 10:21AM on 01/28/09
Flat wing, hands down. The meat is sweet and tender - best part of the chicken. The drum is tough and chewy - you can have them!
PerkyMac at 10:25AM on 01/28/09
Neither
Lilla at 10:37AM on 01/28/09
The flat is tender and juicy. The drummette is tough. And the flapper section (wing tip)? Chewy.
lambowner at 10:43AM on 01/28/09
If the skin is very crispy then the flat, otherwise I have to pull the skin off and not eat it.
chazmo at 11:08AM on 01/28/09
love the flat top and the wing tip!!! that's really my favorite.
pooch at 11:32AM on 01/28/09
I think that I like the wings best. The drummette I will eat but I am not a big fan of dark meat or any drums of that matter. Like the other say above I will not eat any of it if they are dry and stringy. But I can take em or leave em, if there other things that I like to eat then i will go them first.
pjracz10 at 11:34AM on 01/28/09
All of it
bessfour at 11:50AM on 01/28/09
@huneybumper - were we separated at birth?
Flat, for the same reasons!
cowprintrabbit at 11:57AM on 01/28/09
I'm sure a lot of you will hate me for this, my BF does:
I'm so particular with my chicken wings. I love the flavour--but they tend to be alot of work for the amount of meat I end up getting because I cant STAND chewing the meat OFF of the bone (then I end up with pieces of fat, vains, grissle, etc) so I have to manually pull the meat out with my hands...
...this is easier with the "wing" cut.
hungrychristel at 12:19PM on 01/28/09
i'm the weirdo and looooove the drummies... and the fiance likes the flats so we trade... it works for us...
but i am also like you hungrychristel and pick apart my wings... one vein and i'm done... i never hear the end of it
hungrygrl7 at 12:44PM on 01/28/09
I like it all!!
Markbb at 12:47PM on 01/28/09
i like the flat wing part the best. When I buy wings at the supermarket, I have to take the good with the bad (drumettes!). When I get them at the farmer's market, then I can buy only flat parts - yaaa. I make a tomato based sauce with onions, garlic, brown sugar, worcestshire and A-1 sauces, vinegar and hot sauce. Marinate wings for an hour and then bake at 375 for an hour or until crispy. If you like sweet, sour and hot, these are delicious.
duncan1205 at 12:51PM on 01/28/09
I like the flats best....and I pick them apart w/my fingers too!
mepolo at 1:48PM on 01/28/09
I like the wing part much better!
caramel at 1:57PM on 01/28/09
drummettes! You wing lovers - send me your drummies!
Maureen at 2:01PM on 01/28/09
Flat part - drummettes have too much....solid white meat on them.
Kimc54 at 2:11PM on 01/28/09
I like the flat part. This reminds me of a question that caused a loud and contentious discussion around the lunch table at work one day...is a chicken wing white or dark meat?
alice01 at 2:59PM on 01/28/09
I like the flat wing part. I take them apart too!! Oh my gosh, I was soo happy to read the other posts that mentioned doing this. I am made fun of ALL THE TIME by my BF and friends. I can't stand chicken fat or the skin so I take it apart. I also don't like eating off the bone.
I just love how this site makes me feel like I am not the only one...:)
Butrflygirly at 3:23PM on 01/28/09
I eat the whole wing, but find the flat part more moist and flavorful because of the extra fat and bones. I even eat the gristle at the ends and parts of the wing tip.
hungryinhouston at 3:31PM on 01/28/09
@Butrflygirly, @cowprintrabbit and @huney - I can make you feel really better about yourselves - for a very long time, I would actually eat chicken with knife and fork (you can imagine how much fun thatwas to whoever witnessed it. I made sure not too many people did), because I could not eat chicken off the bone. I could fabricate a chicken when I was 10, I could cook it in a thousand way, but I could not eat it off the bone. I'm slightly better now - I use my hands instead of knife and fork:-).
brooke29 at 3:46PM on 01/28/09
@Brooke: Hi there sister!!! I truly think we were separated at birth. I was never able to eat chicken off the bone. I don't know what it is. I still can't. Fried chicken? Baked chicken? Yup, I'm taking it apart with a fork until I can't use that anymore and finish the job off with my fingers. You have no idea how happy I am right now. :)
Butrflygirly at 4:13PM on 01/28/09
@Butrflygirly - hey sister! I think I may have a pretty good idea, because that's how I feel:-)
brooke29 at 4:24PM on 01/28/09
Is it me or am I the only one who just doesn't like wings that much? Sure they can taste good but it seems like so much work and mess for just an itty bitty bite or two of chicken. I don't get it. I like a whole chicken breast or, ya know, boneless chicken wings :) Sorry if I'm making anyone gasp in horror.
Hillary
Chew on That at 4:36PM on 01/28/09
Drumette please! I LIKE the gristle :D But I dont like the fatty all skin, no meat of the wing bit.
fuuchan at 4:41PM on 01/28/09
Don't really like wings either. I do, however, like to take a spoon and suck up the sauce left on the plate or in the container if take out.
Sorry if that's gross.
donnie at 5:32PM on 01/28/09
The oysters. Those succulent morsels of chickeny goodness in the backbone. One of the reasons I always buy whole chickens. It's the richest of dark meat. Also love thighs.
therealchiffonade at 7:30PM on 01/28/09
OMG...I didn't realize you said WING. Sorry... DOH!
I like the forearm. I know everyone likes wingettes but I love that part. When properly cooked, you can suck the meat right off the forearm.
therealchiffonade at 7:35PM on 01/28/09
@chiff, I'm with ya on the oysters! I always call dibs when carving a bird.
hungryinhouston at 8:34PM on 01/28/09
flappers all the way for me. love to just pull out the bones and eat 'em in 2 bites! definately don't like the drummettes.
nightmoon at 6:53AM on 01/29/09
Definitely the wing. I also, pick apart the wings before I eat them. I'll pass on Buffalo wings, if there are only drummettes.
izatryt at 7:40AM on 01/29/09
Alice01 and pjracz10: Drumettes are white meat! Some say the whole wing is white, but the flat portion is moist like dark meat.
lambowner at 3:06PM on 01/30/09
i grab the flat one but will eat drumettes if that's all i can get. i just hate cutting them up
dearrie at 6:05PM on 01/30/09