What's the best part of a chicken wing to eat? (1 Viewer)

[dickey moe]

Let's settle this.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

yes. They are both the right answer.

 

[shuke]

All flats, baby.

 

[ChicoCat]

Used to be violently in favor of the Drums....now I've done an almost complete turn. I'm aggressively in favor of the flat.

 

[Raging weasel]

Flats by a lot

 

[zoobird]

Definitely a drums guy...not really sure why though, since the drumstick is my least favorite part of the chicken

 

[Ron Swanson]

This is enlightening if the results hold. I had always assumed the "all drums or all flats" option at restaurants was targeted towards those weirdos who prefer all drums.

 

[Zow]

This is enlightening if the results hold. I had always assumed the "all drums or all flats" option at restaurants was targeted towards those weirdos who prefer all drums.

My mother-in-law pays extra to get just drums.

 

[arrow1]

While I appreciate legs, I like breasts best.

 

[El Floppo]

Ok... What?

What are flats?

 

[urbanhack]

Depends on the quality and sizing of the wings.

I'm pretty much 50/50 and don't have a preference and like to eat both.

 

[Dezbelief]

I had a fat boss who would pop a whole flat in his mouth and pull out nothing but bone, still attached. He could eat a dozen before anyone else had consumed two or three.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Ok... What?

What are flats?

A chicken wing has three parts.

The drum (which looks like a tiny drum stick), the flat (the other main part), and the tip which are not typically eaten (but make for great soup!!)

 

[belljr]

Ok... What?

What are flats?

The best part of the wing

 

[Dezbelief]

Ok... What?

What are flats?

In London that's what they call apartments.

 

[3C's]

The meat is the best part. I throw out the bones.

 

[Drunken knight]

flats for me

 

[ChiefD]

I can't vote for just one.

 

[Nugget]

Perfect Wing Wednesday thread.

 

[Don Quixote]

I had a fat boss who would pop a whole flat in his mouth and pull out nothing but bone, still attached. He could eat a dozen before anyone else had consumed two or three.

Well, that is one way to choke to death.

 

[AAABatteries]

Ok... What?

What are flats?

OH, COME ON!!

 

[ChicoCat]

I had a fat boss who would pop a whole flat in his mouth and pull out nothing but bone, still attached. He could eat a dozen before anyone else had consumed two or three.

You worked for me?

 

[General Malaise]

Dummies. More meat, easier to eat.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

 

[Zow]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

What's your favorite hot sauce for wings?

I emptied the dry hopped sauce you sent me on a roast last night. Delicious.

 

[Jaysus]

I am a slob, as such I generally prefer drums as I can eat them one handed and keep one hand clean. I certainly do not avoid flats tho

 

[fruity pebbles]

Flats. I give the drums to my kids.

 

[-OZ-]

I’m thrilled that most people prefer flats. I prefer the drum and used to feel guilty for taking more of them when sharing

 

[Runkle]

Ok... What?

What are flats?

The oval one with two bones

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

What's your favorite hot sauce for wings?

Really any of my favorite hot sauces (I have a list of about 1000, with at least 30 open in my fridge & another 20 on my counter at the moment) - I dry season the wings with salt, pepper, & baking powder, bake until done, and toss them in a 4:1 sauce:melted butter ratio.

I don’t like when the sauce is baked on as it dries out.

The lone exception is teriyaki, as with enough sugar/molasses/honey they’ll glaze up, but often wings come out dry as a result.

I emptied the dry hopped sauce you sent me on a roast last night. Delicious.

Woot!

Chrome is one of my finest achievements.

 

[nirad3]

Definitely a drums guy...not really sure why though, since the drumstick is my least favorite part of the chicken

Same here.

 

[General Malaise]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

What's your favorite hot sauce for wings?

Really any of my favorite hot sauces (I have a list of about 1000, with at least 30 open in my fridge & another 20 on my counter at the moment) - I dry season the wings with salt, pepper, & baking powder, bake until done, and toss them in a 4:1 sauce:melted butter ratio.

I don’t like when the sauce is baked on as it dries out.

The lone exception is teriyaki, as with enough sugar/molasses/honey they’ll glaze up, but often wings come out dry as a result.

I emptied the dry hopped sauce you sent me on a roast last night. Delicious.

Woot!

Chrome is one of my finest achievements.

Baking powder was the key to my excellent SB wings I made this year. Really helped with some crispness I think.

 

[zoobird]

Definitely a drums guy...not really sure why though, since the drumstick is my least favorite part of the chicken

Same here.

I'm thinking it may have to do with the 'mechanics' of how I eat wings:

• I try to get every last morsel of chicken off the bone
• I try to make as little mess on my hands as possible...use only one hand...typically just three fingers on the hand
• My teeth don't close 100% of the way in front, which can make things a bit of a challenge

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

What's your favorite hot sauce for wings?

Really any of my favorite hot sauces (I have a list of about 1000, with at least 30 open in my fridge & another 20 on my counter at the moment) - I dry season the wings with salt, pepper, & baking powder, bake until done, and toss them in a 4:1 sauce:melted butter ratio.

I don’t like when the sauce is baked on as it dries out.

The lone exception is teriyaki, as with enough sugar/molasses/honey they’ll glaze up, but often wings come out dry as a result.

I emptied the dry hopped sauce you sent me on a roast last night. Delicious.

Woot!

Chrome is one of my finest achievements.

Baking powder was the key to my excellent SB wings I made this year. Really helped with some crispness I think.

That's exactly what it does. Absolute key to the best wings.

 

[Dezbelief]

I had a fat boss who would pop a whole flat in his mouth and pull out nothing but bone, still attached. He could eat a dozen before anyone else had consumed two or three.

You worked for me?

Did you oversee GMs for a hospitality company with properties in North Texas and Oklahoma?

Edit- About 20 years ago.

 

[Grahamburn]

I had a fat boss who would pop a whole flat in his mouth and pull out nothing but bone, still attached. He could eat a dozen before anyone else had consumed two or three.

I miss the days when Hooters would leave the tip on the flat. It was like a little chicken wing handle. You could hold just the tip in your right hand, deconstruct the flat with your left hand by separating the two bones inside, and then pull both of the bones all the way out to eat the entire thing in one bite.

 

[BoltNlava]

I had a fat boss who would pop a whole flat in his mouth and pull out nothing but bone, still attached. He could eat a dozen before anyone else had consumed two or three.

I miss the days when Hooters would leave the tip on the flat. It was like a little chicken wing handle. You could hold just the tip in your right hand, deconstruct the flat with your left hand by separating the two bones inside, and then pull both of the bones all the way out to eat the entire thing in one bite.

Yes! That is what Hooters is known for! The chicken wing handle!

 

[Hawks64]

I can't vote for just one.

 

[psychobillies]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

What's your favorite hot sauce for wings?

Really any of my favorite hot sauces (I have a list of about 1000, with at least 30 open in my fridge & another 20 on my counter at the moment) - I dry season the wings with salt, pepper, & baking powder, bake until done, and toss them in a 4:1 sauce:melted butter ratio.

I don’t like when the sauce is baked on as it dries out.

The lone exception is teriyaki, as with enough sugar/molasses/honey they’ll glaze up, but often wings come out dry as a result.

I emptied the dry hopped sauce you sent me on a roast last night. Delicious.

Woot!

Chrome is one of my finest achievements.

Dry hopped sauce? What's all this now?

 

[Hawks64]

I abstained from the vote because I believe wings should be left intact, and we shouldn't have to choose between the drum & the flat. That's just Big Chicken maximizing profits off of the sucker consumers by selling you 1/3 of a wing and calling it a wing.

As a hot sauce professional who had a sauce on S9 of Hot Ones, I feel qualified to have this opinion.

We have a place local that does the whole wing and they are glorious and HUGE

 

[nirad3]

Surprised no one has said "the meat" yet.

 

[JohnnyU]

Those that taste the best. I've had some sorry arse chicken wings in my day.

 

[T J]

All flats, baby.

Yep. I request that every time. Sometime they can, sometimes they can’t but the ask is made.

 

[Major]

All flats, baby.

Drumsticks all day here. One thing I like about wings is folks seem divided on this. Makes for a good item to share unlike calamari where the majority clamor for the rounds.

 

[Penguin]

All flats 100% of the time

 

[BoltNlava]

Gotta say I'm surprised at the poll outcome so far. Almost 50/50. Never would have guessed that.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Used to be violently in favor of the Drums....now I've done an almost complete turn. I'm aggressively in favor of the flat.

My exact experience. I think it might be all apart of growing up and gaining wisdom.

Now it doesn't mean that those that prefer the Drums are immature or unwise, but I'm just saying.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Gotta say I'm surprised at the poll outcome so far. Almost 50/50. Never would have guessed that.

Me too. Maybe there are a lot more 12 year olds on this board than we thought?

 

[nirad3]

I worked at a wings restaurant in Austin for a couple of years when the real estate market was sucking butt and I had like 5 "odd jobs" to pay the bills.

I worked the to-go counter and was a delivery driver and man we pumped those wings out. I think it was probably a 50/50 split between flats and drums if someone specified. I think mostly, though, they'd just order them "as is" which was usually a 50/50 split between flats and drums in a 10 or 15 piece order.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Dry hopped sauce? What's all this now?

I have a sauce with Drake’s 1500 Dry Hopped Pale in it.