A Brit Tries Buffalo Chicken Wings!

[@Ecrocken]

You're one of the few tasters whose creations ACTUALLY look like the versions we eat! Too many times, people from other countries try versions of our foods that we NEVER have seen!

[@kiekie84]

right idk how many times I've clicked on a vid cuz of the the thumbnail and I know as soon as the plate comes out bam the plate looks nothing like their thumbnail and idk what they are eating lol

[@captainmeck2752]

I appreciate it. I do try my best 👍

[@captainmeck2752]

Pleased to be doing it right👍

[@phemyda94]

You knocked this one out of the park! And yes, in America, celery is just a vehicle for dip :)

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks so much!

[@nullakjg767]

Buffalo wings almost always means franks hot or something similar "buffalo sauce". All wing shops have multiple flavors and levels of spice. Parmesan garlic is also a very popular one, youll also find bbq, gojang korean sauce, cajun, lemon pepper, manga habenero, sweet chili etc.

[@AR.WalkerClan]

My wife really enjoys Salt and Vinegar style

[@captainmeck2752]

So many flavours. I don't know how I'd ever make a choice on stuff if I lived in the States. 😂

[@erics607]

@@captainmeck2752 I wouldn't choose mango habanero if you don't want to be tortured lol. I used to order them at a chain restaurant called Buffalo Wild Wings. The mango jelly on them tastes phenomenal to the point where you want to shove another 5 wings in your mouth. Then after you have eaten those 5 wings, you instantly regret it because your mouth will be on fire for the next 10-15 minutes. 😂

[@andrewholden1501]

The names for the variations are... inconsistent. The butter hot sauce is "Buffalo sauce". If you order "Buffalo wings" some restaurants will give you that sauce, and some will ask what kind of sauce you want. If you want teriyaki sauce, some places call that "teriyaki wings" and some call them "teriyaki Buffalo wings." The pub across the street from me (sadly a victim of COVID) used to mix the sauces if you ordered "teriyaki Buffalo wings". They had about 1/2 dozen base sauces and would mix any two (and sometimes 3) together for an entire page of options.

[@kramermccabe8601]

@@andrewholden1501 buffalo means spicy. Teriyaki Buffalo is called east west wings

[@leftiesoutnumbered]

If you ask for buffalo wings, that's the sauce you'll get. With any other sauce, it'll be ______ wings (teriyaki wings, lemon pepper wings, etc, etc).

[@leftiesoutnumbered]

The "flats" are the chicken wings. The others are drumsticks or legs. I think sometimes you'll get both, and sometimes you'll get just wings.

[@acy0029]

@@leftiesoutnumbered The drumette is the "shoulder" of the wing and the flat is the "forearm" of the wing and the tip (not eaten) would be the "hand".

[@dustdevl1043]

​@@leftiesoutnumbered

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Leftie.

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice 👌🏻

[@TheDreamseethe]

Buffalonian here. Blue cheese: yes. Ranch: meh. Franks: always on everything.

[@captainmeck2752]

Perfect!

[@MichaelGammon21bravo]

Crystals Hot Sauce is my very favorite!!!

[@captainmeck2752]

@@MichaelGammon21bravo I'll have to try that. Seems that Frank's has cornered the market here in the UK.

[@MichaelGammon21bravo]

@@captainmeck2752 franks is salt heavy, Crystals is more vinegar tasting and is fermented for a period of time before sold.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds excellent!

[@markmallecoccio4521]

I love the rating system, but it would also be cool to hear which recipes are going to make it into the family's regular meal rotation!

[@captainmeck2752]

Great point. Might add another column 'family favourite' or something.

[@allenwayne2033]

@@captainmeck2752 Yep, that would be a good addition!

[@Knightowl1980]

Wings at a bar with a beer watching a sport there’s nothing better

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds perfect 👌🏻

[@ktmerlin775]

"like blue cheese vomit... But I'm a good blue cheese vomit kinda way" LOL truest statement about blue cheese ever

[@captainmeck2752]

Ha! Yeah.

[@ChrisMasto]

You did it exactly right. I'm a bit of a purist. Frank's and butter for the sauce, blue cheese dressing. A lot of places have "buffalo wings" on the menu but use something more like a sticky sweet barbecue sauce, which I find very upsetting. And ranch has its uses, but you can't just swap it in place of blue cheese because they both look similar. I'm glad you liked it. In my opinion, it's one of those genius flavor combinations that turns into way more than the sum of its parts.

[@captainmeck2752]

Absolutely. Thanks Chris!

[@ronsandahl274]

Tip: Once you have twisted the first bone out, you hold the second bone as a handle and just suck the meat off of it.

[@captainmeck2752]

Ahhh, okay. That would work 👍🏻

[@BrockLanders-u9g]

The best way to cook them is to toss the fresh wings in baking powder and salt. Put the wings on a steel rack that's greased. Put them on the lowest rack in your oven at 250 F and bake for 40 minutes. Then put them on the top rack and cook for 35 mins. at 425 F. What'll happen is, the lower and longer bottom rack bake will bring the fat out of the wings and cause a batter to form. Once on the top rack, they'll then form a crispy outside crust, but the insides will be juicy and tender. Toss them in a sauce made of Frank's Red Hot, butter and Sriracha. It's the best of both worlds.

[@SuperDave71176k]

The "Buffalo" factor comes from the location given credit for where they were "created" being in Buffalo,New York.Traditionaly anything "Buffalo" will be spicy.You can also "Buffaloise" the other portion of the chicken.Other style, flavors will have their own discriptions Honey glazed, terriakki ect.You can dice up breasts and thighs and put the pieces on the celery as well Chili hot heads will kick up the heat level using ghost peppers and other higher scoville unit level peppers too.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds great SuperDave 😋😋

[@iambecomepaul]

I WOULD put Buffalo wings higher. B&G is kind of a “situational dish” but it slays when you have it. Unlike you, I can do wings ANYTIME… even for breakfast. You did great. You made America proud, son!

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks so much! That makes me happy 😁

[@unklebacon44]

Buffalo guy here. Anchor Bar here was the originator.

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

Duff's!

[@captainmeck2752]

Perfect. I did check out their website for 'research' Thanks dude👍🏻

[@craig2809]

I'd like to see him replicate a Beef on Weck and a Stinger 👍

[@corksauve4949]

@@craig2809 Mmmmm, beef on weck. I use to live just south of the NY border. About 100 miles from Buffalo. Live in Tucson now. when back home introduced my wife (from WI). She's hooked on them now.

[@captainmeck2752]

You are now speaking a different language 😂😂

[@ellavarnes2392]

In a lot of places, especially independently owned restaurants, you can order just flats or just drums instead of a mix of the two. Typically you don't have that option in fast food (KFC, Popeyes, Churches) or fast casual restaurants (Hooters, Wing stop, Buffalo wild wings) but may do it if you ask nicely.

[@captainmeck2752]

Ah okay 👍🏻👍🏻

[@kateg7298]

Everyone is saying that the larger half of the wing is called a drummette and I'm sure that it's right. But, honestly only ever heard them called drummies. Buffalo wings just means it uses Frank's Hot Sauce. Everything else is called whatever it's flavor is i.e. Teriyaki, Garlic Parm, plain. Hello to Mrs. Meck and all of the Meckineers too. Thanks for a great video. P.S. now that you've experienced making cream gravy, Chicken Fried Steak might be a fun next taste test. Guaranteed the little Mecks will give it an ew rating until they taste it. But then you get 20 minutes of peace end quiet while they stuff themselves. Followed by an hour long food coma. It's wonderful as a parent. They're happy - you're happy.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds great Kate. I've added it to the list. Thanks so much for your comments as always 🙏🏻

[@kencramer1697]

Great job on the wings!! Those looked better than wings I have had at many different restaurants! I saw that someone mentioned the original story and I just have one little piece to add. As stated in the comments the chicken wings (drummette, flat and tip) were never really used in most restaurants including the Anchor bar. At least not for serving. They got tossed into pots for stock etc. After the invention of the buffalo wing, and the spread of them across the country their price spiked up. My grandfather used to gripe about the price of chicken wings because he used to buy them for cheap to make his stocks.

[@captainmeck2752]

Ah I love this. I'm sorry for your grandfather but pretty clever to take a cheap piece of meat and make it desirable and therefore more expensive!

[@karladoesstuff]

Buffalo wings come from Buffalo, New York.

[@captainmeck2752]

Makes sense 👌🏻

[@MGmirkin]

And here I thought they were pruned off of Buffaloes... [/sarc]

[@karladoesstuff]

@@MGmirkin they'd be bigger

[@kornfed4110]

Boo. Everybody know Buffalos have wings. And they taste like chicken.

[@captainmeck2752]

To be honest, my children were very confused when I said I'm making Buffalo chicken wings. They had no idea Buffalo was a place and they know buffalo mozzarella IS made from buffalo milk. Very confusing for them!

[@TangentOmega]

For a comforting cold day, go for chicken and dumplings (the drop kind). It's like biscuits and gravy combined with chicken soup.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds excellent 😋

[@lisab.9956]

Take drumette (looks like drumstick) & place rounded plump end down on plate so it is vertical. Grip top end of bone where there is less meat & then firmly push fingers downward & it will push meat off bone. While meat is still hanging on bone, you can dip meat into sauce & then pull meat off in your mouth. (If you place your fingers at top between 2 bones before pushing, I believe this works for flat pieces too.) There are videos online if you want to see it demonstrated. Personally, I don't like wings & only eat white breast meat, but I've seen a lot of people do it.

[@captainmeck2752]

Ah that's so cool! Thanks Lisa. 🤩

[@TommyFlett]

Now im hungry and craving Buffalo chicken wings, fries and some onion rings

[@Perfectly_Cromulent351]

Wingstop has 39 locations in the UK. They do wings better than anywhere else (that’s a hill I’m willing to die on), especially their lemon pepper wings. They also have THE best ranch dressing.

[@captainmeck2752]

Amazing! I have never heard of Wingstop but I see there are a few in the South East. Nice. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@kristypickett4227]

I’m curious to know what you think of having a breakfast sandwich day… the main one I had in mind would compare: -ham/egg/cheese -sausage/egg/cheese -bacon/egg/cheese With different breads: -croissants -buttered toast -biscuit And lastly, you’d have to decide how you want the egg: -scrambled w/cheese -over easy/medium It’s a total breakfast mix and match that I’m sure your kids will love! Everybody can choose exactly how they want it done and try multiple combinations ❤

[@captainmeck2752]

Fantastic idea Kristy!

[@lillybart-s9i]

you are a great cook! Your food actually looks like the food does in America. some folks who try American classics, the food and the recipes seem to vary alot--yours are on point. Just so you know the flat is very popular and if you go to a bar or restaurant that sells a lot they will often let you order just flats or just drumettes. Buffalo refers just to the butter hot sauce combo--other wings refer to their flavors. In the South, fried chicken wings can be served in this same format instead of whole fried wings. If you want a Buffalo wing that is similar to the famous Hooters buffalo wings, dredge your wings in cornstarch and deep fry and dredge them like you did with your sauce. They are a terrific variation.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks so much for the lovely comments!

[@alantidwell7889]

Here in my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, Lemon Pepper wings are the big thing. You can start great debates on which place has the best lemon pepper wings and then whether to serve them wet (tossed in buffalo sauce) or dry (just seasoned with the lemon pepper). Personally I like to smoke the wings low and slow on my grill, with a soy sauce based marinade; then toss them in the buffalo sauce with a bit of honey added, for the caramelization factor, and finish them on the hot side of the grill so they get a nice glaze. I'm in the plain wings and dressing on the veggies camp.

[@captainmeck2752]

Wow, that sounds amazing!

[@kiekie84]

thank god you did both dips cuz we all want you to try ranch

[@captainmeck2752]

Exactly 😂

[@ScribbleScrabbless]

Depending on where you live, and the restaurant, you could be served either blue cheese or ranch with Buffalo wings

[@ScribbleScrabbless]

I personally prefer a chunky blue cheese, and I'm on team flats too ❤

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice Scribble 👍🏻

[@captainmeck2752]

Yum.

[@DayglowRed]

The main advantage of baking them is that you can do it with the sauce already on so it dries and crisps into an outer layer making them a lot less messy to eat. The celery and carrots work nicely to help cool you down or as a palate cleanser if the wings are hot and it's starting to get overwhelming.

[@captainmeck2752]

Perfect Dayglow 👍

[@Bellas_Poetry]

They used to give them away in sports bars while you drank and watched the game. I'm watching you from my honeymoon. After 13 years together, me and my guy finally put a ring on it. Cheers from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee!

[@captainmeck2752]

Congrats Bella!! How lovely. I'm honoured I featured on your honeymoon 😂

[@Bellas_Poetry]

@@captainmeck2752 of course! Gotta have priorities 😂

[@captainmeck2752]

Well, you both have my congratulations! It took ten years before me and Mrs Meck got married. 🙄

[@kelliroos2933]

Your plate presentation was fantastic!

[@captainmeck2752]

Thank you Kelli!

[@ian3314]

I just caught your channel by the algorithm. New subscriber. This is such fun content.

[@rmlrl1971]

Buffalo means the butter/hot sauce mix. If you want more heat, add more hot sauce or less butter.

[@captainmeck2752]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@bwayne1994]

Some restaurants let you order all flats or all drums, but there's usually an additional charge

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

ask 100 people how to make wings and you'll get 300 recipes. use what makes you happy.

[@captainmeck2752]

Will do 👍🏻

[@BackWordsJane]

Authentic Buffalo( New York ) wings are deep fried,not baked. They are dipped in hot sauce and served with Bleu cheese for dipping. They were invented in the Anchor Bar in Buffalo,1964

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice. Thank you 👍🏻

[@Eaglemna]

One distinguishing thing to make note of: Just Frank’s is called hot wings. Those are good too if you ever want to try it, some people prefer that. But once you add the butter it becomes a different sauce entirely, buffalo sauce. Occasionally, you’d refer to coating them in “The Frank’s hot sauce,” and that can be confusing because to the initiated that means you’re making just hot wings, which you weren’t.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Eagle, makes sense. I read the first bit of your comment as 'One disgusting thing to make note of' and wondered where you were going 😂

[@jarvindriftwood]

Crystal is a great cayenne hot sauce but Frank's has garlic powder added. For a proper Buffalo sauce you need hot sauce, garlic powder (Frank's skips that step) and butter. The sauce is also good on other stuff like cauliflower and pierogies. As for blue cheese or ranch, I prefer blue cheese as I think it pairs better. But some people don't like the funkiness of blue cheese so ranch is better option for them.

[@captainmeck2752]

Yes Jarvin, the blue cheese tends to divide people it seems.

[@Festus171]

You did it by the numbers. I've had very few wings from restaurants that are anywhere close to the original Franks & butter. They use sriracha, teriyaki, and any number of other styles, but nothing compares to the original. Years ago, I began doing them on the grill as sort of a hot-smoked wing. On a cooler, smokier grill than for normal chicken. Then I'd toss them in the sauce and serve them up. It's always been a crowd pleaser that way too. Oh, you can also jazz up the sauce whilst not deviating from the original recipe too much by adding some cayenne powder or using the Frank's Xtra Hot sauce. That way you keep the flavor but kick the heat up a knotch.

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice Festus. Thank you for the comments! 🙏🏻

[@stevedavenport9429]

you might want to make a traditional Ruben sandwich next.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds good, added to list. 👌🏻

[@leslieguild]

I add a touch of vinegar to my buffalo sauce and yes make any sauce you like that will stick to the wings, yes in some places you can get flats only

[@kristypickett4227]

Make you some chicken and dumplings next if you want something yummy on a cold day! Your dumplings can be dropped dumplings, which is a quick and easy recipe and is dropped by the spoonful into the simmering broth Or you can roll out cans of refrigerated biscuits, like Pillsbury, and cut them into strips for the dumplings to be added to the simmering broth to cook. There are many ways to make dumplings! But those are just a couple of easy ones

[@captainmeck2752]

Lovely, I've got these on my list and definitely plan to make them once I'm back in my own kitchen👍

[@janesmith146]

They look amazing! Well done! ;-)

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Jane! 🙏🏻

[@skmarrama]

What a great job! In some places, this would be pub food or a starter. I like to just eat them as an easy supper after a busy day. Children and adults who do not like blue cheese, tend to prefer ranch dressing. Good job Meck!

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks so much!

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

"Buffalo" has become a very common flavor profile here in the states to the point where you can pretty much get a Buffalo flavored anything. Including buffalo chicken salads, wraps, pizzas, burritos, popcorn, potato chips.... there is even a really creamy cheesy hot buffalo chicken party dip that also works well with carrot and celery sticks. And at home I've been known to just roast some crispy skin chicken thighs or even a whole chicken and put wing sauce on them rather than going to the trouble of deep frying something and that way I get to have it more often without the impact of so much fat. These days I'm using a chicken wing sauce made by the Cholula hot sauce people. But since the chili shortage hit it's been impossible to find in stores so I have to order it online. Comes in 2 really good flavors

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice Decolonize, thanks for the comments. I didn't know about the chilli shortage.

[@futuregenerationz]

Mexico is part of north America, and that food rocks too. 3 varieties: Tex-Mex, Cali-Mex, and authentic. Iike all 3, but I think I like authentic tacos al Pastor the best.

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice!

[@themargaretshelton]

The stronger the blue cheese, the better! And if you added some chips and/or beans and/or coleslaw it becomes more like a real meal. And usually there's beer. Edit: Flats are my fave, too, and they will do all flats but usually charge like $2 to do it.

[@kcgunzz3416]

Only thing missing is a proper pint. An easy change for your sauce, is increasing the hot sauce to butter ratio. In case you want it spicy! Also, with the same sauce, you could add pureed mango or pineapple. If you're preparing them for friends, consider bbq or teriyaki. Great job !

[@captainmeck2752]

Ooo, lovely tips there, thanks 👍

[@josephheitzmann7745]

Awesome job, My wife and I frequented a bar/restaurant and they had “Leaping Lizard wings”, which came in many different flavors such as , Garlic, sweet, bbq, hot etc and they were all just sooo good of course nothing to do with lizards..just deep fried chicken wings

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds great! I wonder why they were called leaping lizards?! 😂

[@LadyShar]

I think you're ready for a full meal. May I suggest chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, your choice of vegetable and a biscuit or dinner roll. Classic Oklahoma meal that is delicious. If you want to get adventurous you can make chocolate sheet cake for dessert (sometimes called Texas chocolate sheet cake) best chocolate cake in the world. ❤

[@captainmeck2752]

Oh my this all sounds good. Someone else had suggested chicken fried steak. Have added to the list. 😋😋 Thanks Lady Shar.

[@rcrawford42]

Frank's Red Hot Sauce was created at the Frank's Tea and Spice company in Cincinnati, OH. My grandmother worked for Frank's for a while, which I didn't know until I was 50!

[@captainmeck2752]

Wow! That's so cool Crawford 👍🏻

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Try chicken fried wings. Then toss in the sauce. The crust soaks up the sauce making them delicious! Also try mixing ranch with the blue cheese. I know others say nope yet I live dangerous.

[@weldernick3750]

Watching your journey has been super fun keep it up! I’ll just add a little tidbit about wings as well… there’s primary two styles of wings (battered and unbattered) and then just about every sauce under the sun for variety of flavor! Buffalo was pretty much the originator and probably the most popular! Excellent execution with the home made sauces!

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks so much Weldernick!

[@lunarae2266]

The restaurant I work at, you can ask for either all flats or all drums. It’s not on the menu, but if you ask we’ll do it

[@captainmeck2752]

Oh nice. 👍

[@johnmiller7682]

Thank John Young for inventing Buffalo wings. And if you use any other sauce, they're not Buffalo Wings, they're just chicken wings.

[@captainmeck2752]

Gotcha.

[@tinahairston6383]

I'm not a fan of wings for the exact reason you said...not enough meat on them but I do like the buffalo hot sauce. That's called a drumette. I'd rather eat them than the wings. They are great for snacking on when you don't want a big meal. I'm not a blue cheese fan but I love Ranch. What I love more is that you made them from scratch and showed everyone how easy it really is to do so. Frank's has a buffalo hot sauce as well. I use that in Rachael Ray's Buffalo Chicken chili recipe. Well done, Meck!!!

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Tina! Always lovely to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed.

[@loren1350]

I felt the same way for a long time and the "wings are a vehicle for the sauce" argument never really did enough for me. Then one day it clicked for me: you don't have wings to eat chicken; you have wings to eat chicken *skin.* (also sauce of course)

[@tinahairston6383]

@@loren1350 lol..yea...nope. I'll stick with my more skin on literally every other piece of chicken but you do you and I'll leave the wings for my mom, lol.

[@courtneyperry82]

This style of chicken wings was invented in Buffalo,NY. You can get them plain which means they are fried like normal fried chicken. You can teriyaki, lemon pepper, garlic parmeasan, mango harbenero, and ghost pepper. When you use these flavors; they are just wings. You can still use ranch or blue cheese for dipping. When you order, you can ask for just flats or just drumettes. I love both. Try making a Reuben sandwich. That is corn beef deli meat, saurerkratt, Thousand Island dressing, swiss cheese all grilled on rye or pumpernickel bread. So good.

[@captainmeck2752]

Woah, thanks Courtney. 😁

[@geegs120]

Yes - a Reuben would be a good one to try - delicious!

[@daricetaylor737]

Don't feel bad for knocking biscuits and gravy off the top, taste is personal and like you said, it can change based on day, weather and simply what you are craving at that moment. Great job Meck, by the way the little drumstick part of the wing is called the "drummette".

[@captainmeck2752]

Thank you Darice, as always.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Biscuits & gravy are comfort food but a little too filling & heavy on the stomach for my taste. I know a lot more about making them than I do wings, but I know the basic. And they are both very good sometimes. The blue cheese dip elevates them above B&G I think. Not my go-to comfort food but either of them does the job for many people.

[@captainmeck2752]

Great comment Hardtack. I do remember B&G being incredibly filling.

[@Bigtom-ld8gd]

Back when Buffalo wings first became popular you got the whole wing (drum, flat, and tip) and each counted as one wing. Somewhere along the way, they started cutting them up, throwing the tip away, and counted each part as a "wing". I consider it another case of shrinkflation. Also, blue cheese dressing for dipping was traditional for Buffalo wings but now it's a free for all.

[@captainmeck2752]

Ah okay. Thanks Big Tom!

[@denisehaukkala9742]

My family loves parmesan garlic sauce on the wings and sometimes carribean jerk sauces. But Buffalo is the classic.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds great!

[@bitslammer]

Here in the states the bleu cheese dressing (sauce) you get is usually very very mild as you guessed. I do like making my own at home with stronger cheese. During our football and Super Bowl season millions of pounds are sold. Many places offer as many as 8-10 different sauces. "Buffalo" is one choice.

[@captainmeck2752]

Amazing! Thanks Bitslammer.

[@laurafiller1849]

If you go to a wing place in the states: Almost aways a sports bar The wings are larger & yes for a small cost you can do all flats or all drummets These places will have 15+ flavors

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice!

[@howshafern420]

good and smart choice to make your own dips, the bottled stuff is junk. thanks for the content

[@howshafern420]

this video warmed my soul and earned your a new subscriber

[@howshafern420]

also yes buffalo is a type hot sauce, but it can differ all across America, but you made 1000% the best type, great job!

[@captainmeck2752]

Ah thanks so much my friend. Appreciate it.

[@joshuahessel4915]

I'm not the biggest fan of buffalo wings myself but they are popular for a reason. I'm glad you liked them. Buffalo is the sauce. We have wing shops in the US that will have a dozen different flavors rated by spice level. Buffalo Wild Wings is probably the most popular chain.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Joshua. 😁

[@pedantic79]

You definitely need to try the wings well done. That's my part of my go to order. Basically you cook them longer, until they're extra crispy. A lot of places that don't specialize in buffalo wings just don't cook them long enough. So asking for them well done, means they'll cook them enough.

[@captainmeck2752]

Got you! I was worried about burning them basically but mine definitely could have had longer.

[@waregeeksny]

Buffalo is where the specific wings with sauce were made.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks 👍

[@Ira88881]

Great job! Seriously. Outstanding! But many of us Yanks don’t bother heating up the Frank’s and butter: Once the wings are done, we throw them into a plastic container/Tupperware with lid, and throw the Frank’s and hunks of butter in there. Then, shake for a while and let sit for a minute or two. The heat of the wings melts the butter and warms the Frank’s.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks for the tips!

[@leodupree9283]

The parts that look like mini drumsticks are called “drummettes”.

[@captainmeck2752]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@bzick405]

I have seen restaurants where there was 20 different flavors and you can combine any of them if you wanted, for example, they have garlic, and honey mustard. Or get them mixed together.

[@captainmeck2752]

Man, you guys have EVERYTHING! 😂

[@Tee-cl6dc]

HERE'S a great recipe and can be used for a marinade for all meat & Seafood. LOW sodium soy sauce, oyster sauce , garlic. & brown sugar. The longer the better . But it will tenderizeand meat will fall apart so no more than48 hour's. If you throw this into a pan and add cornstarchit makes a great gravy . Add chicken beef or shrimp . Frozen onions & peppers...red & green & chunks of pineapple . Pour over cooked Elbows and you'll have what I call Hawaiian Chop suey , Kids love it . Fast & easy and tasted good microwaved. Or over white rice

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Tee!

[@jimmyb.6272]

Most people don’t eat the celery and carrots that come with buffalo wings, we’re all about the wings.

[@captainmeck2752]

Like most people ignore the side salads. 😂👍🏻

[@mabeljoe4305]

Parts if chicken wing: the wing tip (also called the flapper), the middle part is the wingette (also called the flap) and then the meatiest part is called the drumette.

[@captainmeck2752]

Perfect, thank you!

[@TheJilly1337]

Usually wing restaurants have Buffalo sauce in 3 or 4 levels of heat and then several signature flavors. I make Garlic Buffalo or hot Teriyaki at home.

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds great!

[@fday1964]

There are also dry rub wings, like Louisiana Rub, where you dust the wing after frying it. A local wing restaurant has a peanut sauce, kind of like Thai satay. A local Mexican restaurant makes a mole sauce, and a matcha sauce, which is very spicy. Garlic parmesan is another favorite, not to mention Jamaican jerked wings. Mmmm.... Brilliant upload..!

[@captainmeck2752]

OMG fday. That all sounds amazing 😋😋

[@urstruly00]

What did the family think?

[@captainmeck2752]

Too spicy for the mini Mecks. Mrs Meck loved them but preferred them without any dips.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Drummettes are the part (bicep) of the wing like a mini drumstick. If you researched the origin, you know that bleu cheese sauce is the original dip served with this. Also, I gather custom has evolved but the dip was for the vegetables. The veggies plus dip to cool the spicy burning in your mouth.

[@captainmeck2752]

Ah that's interesting. Okay that does make sense. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@richardmckee5729]

Buffalo wings were developed at The Anchor Bar, in Buffalo, New York! It was originally made with Durkee Hot Sause, which was bought and the name changed to Frank's Hot Sauce. And it was made with Roquefort Dressing, a sheeps milk blue cheese! Everything else are just called Wings! Like teriyaki wings, honey mustard wings, etc....

[@captainmeck2752]

Cool, thanks Richard 👍

[@CKaffeineIVStat]

If you watch sports make them for your game viewing and then you’ll have a proper American experience! Fast fun recipe- a common snack for after school was “ants on a log” take a stick of celery cut it in half lengthwise so you have the bowl shape, fill that with peanut butter, top with raisins (or chocolate chips if raisins aren’t your thing). Great little healthy snack!

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds yum!

[@sherrymillerable]

I love mixing buffalo sauce and parmesan and garlic butter!

[@captainmeck2752]

Yum!

[@lazarusblack9995]

Celery is great with the hotcause and blue cheese together.

[@captainmeck2752]

👌🏻👌🏻😋

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

You generally pay a small premium for flats or drumettes only. I usually get buffalo, garlic parmesan or lemon pepper(my fav). If you like the ranch you made, try dipping some pizza into it!

[@captainmeck2752]

Loving the sound of garlic parmesan 👍🏻

[@sherilynkd]

The hot sauce with butter seems pretty standard. My husband grew up about 90 miles from Buffalo. Lots of wings eaten around our house.

[@captainmeck2752]

A family staple? 😋👍🏻

[@ktmerlin775]

Well done! You aced it. You can branch out to try different flavors now. Garlic Parm and sweet-spicy are popular

[@captainmeck2752]

Love the sound of garlic parmesan! 😋

[@Knightowl1980]

Also you’re the most Simon Pegg person I’ve ever seen. You should be in an Edgar wright film lol

[@captainmeck2752]

😂😂 When I'm editing and forced to watch myself over and over I see a lot of Ricky Gervais. Don't know if that's a good thing!

[@terrycarter1137]

Meck, If you ask for buffalo wings, you get wings with a buffalo sauce, but if you ask for wings they can run from mild honey bbq sauce to a very spicy wings with a sauce made with the Carolina reaper pepper.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Terry. 👍🏻

[@Muddywatersist]

The air fryer works really well on wings and much healthier then deep frying

[@captainmeck2752]

Yes, true. 👍🏻

[@futuregenerationz]

'In a good blue cheese vomit kinda way'. LMAO! I've never done the bone twisting. I thought for sure I wasn't going to like the way you made these, but I was wrong. You nailed the recipe. Yes, fried is better. homemade dressing is better. Those wings would work in most bars/restaurants for sure. Buffalo is the hot sauce flavor. Most places just say hot wings, and then you see all the flavors. You're not the first to suggest getting only flats. Some places do it. Certainly healthier than biscuits and gravy. Keto friendly.

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks so much Future 😁

[@morddas]

You can find almost any flavor wings you want but Buffalo specifies the hot/butter sauce. Also you can specify pieces but it usually costs extra.

[@captainmeck2752]

Good to know!

[@kristypickett4227]

Someone in the comments suggested trying s’mores over a 🔥 and I second that! The roasted marshmallows too…

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds super good. We're coming into BBQ weather here in the UK...

[@geegs120]

Those wings looked excellent! You made them perfectly! I prefer frying wings over baking - I like the crispiness of the fried wings. I make them at home though using my air fryer and they come out fantastic w less fuss and limited clean up. Frank's now has buffalo wing sauce (has butter already in the sauce) which is what I use. I like really crispy wings so after I put the Frank's on - I pop them back in the air fryer for a bit - so good! Blue cheese for dipping for me. Someone mentioned in comments trying to make Country Fried Steak with sawmill gravy and mashed potatoes. I concur that would be a great next recipe to try. Just be sure to use a minute steak/cube steak (relatively thin steak tenderized by puncturing into the meat). Love your channel!

[@captainmeck2752]

Great comment. Thanks Geegs! 🙏🏻

[@inmommashands7139]

Franks hit sauce with a stick of butter in the sauce garlic salt, then once cooked and coated ranch! Buffalo sauce was invented in buffaloe new york so a rose by any other name is something else

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks!

[@aliciajames8038]

Buffalo wings isn't named after a sauce it's named after Buffalo, New York. In the South we call them Hot Wings because there is so many different flavors to choose from my favorite is a creation invented at Strip Clubs in Atlanta, Georgia Hot lemon pepper (Franks or Crystal's Hot sauce mixed with lemon pepper seasoning) They also have hot wings that instead of sauce they use dry rub seasonings. Also play with different flavors when I make them at home I mix honey, Hot sauce & butter on our wings. Welcome to one of our American food addictions 😂

[@captainmeck2752]

Amazing, thanks Alicia!

[@Whoozerdaddy]

You did a great job on the prep! They looked perfect, if tiny. Those must be some mini chickens, LOL! The reason you use Frank's over other brands (Crystal? Really? It's Louisiana hot sauce, and not a great one, at that.) is because Frank's is the original, as you correctly noted, and it will also give you the most accurate flavor.

[@captainmeck2752]

Nice one. Thanks Daddy-O.

[@Ira88881]

You’re a genius. Yes, flats are the best. There are SOME places you can order flats only, but more expensive. I buy a few dozen wings…cut them into flats and drums…use the flats for Buffalo wings… And freeze the drums for later use to make a conventional breaded fried chicken thingy. Also… Buffalo wings are even great just dipping them into PLAIN SOUR CREAM!

[@captainmeck2752]

Perfect! Thanks Ira 👍🏻

[@bryanreighn3498]

Another great one meck!! Baked are softer. Fried is the only way to go!! Maybe a bit more sauce, I like mine extra saucy!!

[@captainmeck2752]

Sure thing Bryan. Thanks!

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Honestly, there is very little difference between the various brands of cayenne pepper sauce. Frank's, Crystal, Louisiana Pure, RedHot, Tapatio, all just about the same. A couple of them have a little garlic added, but otherwise they fall right into line. There *are* of course hot sauces that are genuinely different (and in some cases much spicier, e.g., Dave's, Woman Scorned, etc.), but they're considerably less common. Every chicken wing I've ever seen was hinged, the upper wing and forewing connected together by a joint. I think the ones you've got have been cut apart. Which is probably a good thing, but I've never seen them that way. Buffalo wings were invented by somebody who wanted something he could affordably make and give out as a freebie. I don't remember whether it was a restaurant owner who wanted a cheap appetizer, or a bar owner who wanted cheap food to make people thirsty. They've been used both ways. Either way, he chose chicken wings because until then they were a very cheap cut and not much favored, and he slathered them in hot sauce to make them more interesting, and possibly to get people into macho "I can eat more of these than you can" competitions. They proved to be so popular that other establishments copied the idea, and then they spread (from Buffalo where they originated) to the rest of the country. At some point people started dipping them in additional sauces, principally ranch and other related salad dressings (blue cheese dressing, buttermilk dressing, etc.), but yeah, things like barbecue and honey-mustard are also sometimes used. For a while buffalo wings were so popular that the price of the raw chicken wings rose to the point where some restaurants started making (boneless) fake "wings" out of cut-up chicken breast meat, which is pretty ironic. And then the concept of "buffalo chicken" got broadened beyond wings, so these days you can get e.g. a buffalo chicken sub.

[@captainmeck2752]

Brilliant Jona! I actually cut the wings myself as I saw a KZbin video of an American chef doing it. Great stuff, thanks. 👍🏻

[@daviddickey370]

Probably among the best American tapas or mezze: meant for sharing with friends at a pub (with beer, not wine). Sadly, wings have become expensive in the US (when invented, wings were a trash cut they were practically giving away).

[@captainmeck2752]

Oh that is a shame!

[@janetmaddock3941]

You make american food fun

[@captainmeck2752]

Thanks Janet!

[@mizztab3677]

sausage gravy can be adjusted for taste by using a more seasoned sausage and/or adding a dash of hot sauce or cayenne pepper to the gravy as well

[@captainmeck2752]

Sounds good!

[@marksmith9566]

Need to try shrimp & grits!

[@captainmeck2752]

Woah!