Testing Popular Fried Chicken Techniques

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[@AsianAndyfilms]

I like flats more, because of the superior skin to meat ratio, and the crisper skin

[@sanjeevv.9901]

nah, you get less meat

[@RagingBerry]

hey

[@valkyriekittyx]

@@sanjeevv.9901 they didnt say its more meat, its just a better balance of skin and meat than drums.

[@sanjeevv.9901]

@@valkyriekittyx I didn't say they said more meat. I was just saying why Drums are superior and how the skin to meat ratio was not enough to tradeoff less meat

[@vkqtran4721]

@@sanjeevv.9901 Crispy skin is superior to meat. Fight me!

[@ananya337]

The two main things I’ve learnt watching all of nicks videos : 1. Potato starch , NO FLOUR 2. Equal pets buttermilk and pickle juice 🤘

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[@animallover5795]

I made some garlic parmesan drums with potato starch and a bit of flour and I dip mine in egg before i put them into the dry mixture. They next day after sitting in the fridge i put them in the microwave for a minute to heat up the outside and then the toaster oven for a minute or two to make sure they were crispy still and they were still crispy and delicious!! Thank for the videos you do, they help me out so much! cooking is my stress reliever when I'm in a dark place, your recipes give me the motivation to create my own food ideas and share them with other too, Thank you

[@souljadeez]

Drums better than flats?!!? AHHH!!! Wings still looking cwispy af tho

[@luckycorn8590]

@ this is literally my favourite argument in the world

[@kunaldahiya310]

@ LOL

[@elijahjohnson396]

Drum are better and I stand by that

[@killtsukii]

Crispy***

[@rrakshan931]

@ flats are mats mats are trash

[@pham3383]

dipping chicken into eggs is the most SAVAGE thing human could ever done

[@Telqu1n]

Loool

[@Zyden78]

Lmao I just realised that lol🤣🤣

[@laq5796]

call that family reunion

[@boarbot7829]

It’s done literally all the time. This is not new.

[@Angel-dd9ef]

@@boarbot7829 joke went right over your head 😂😂

[@TheHilltopperNation]

Nick, the drum and the flat are actually both the part of the wing. The drum is more the bicep of the wing while the flat is the forearm of the wing

[@igotaplan9837]

I actually used the buttermilk pickle juice, potato starch trick for my party and it was a hit!, Thank you nick!

[@dillanbe1007]

Nice

[@NickDiGiovanni]

Absolutely! I'm glad you liked it.

[@boah-ist65]

Absolutely! I’m glad you liked it.

[@prototypebruh944]

Absolutely! I’m glad you liked it.

[@firevice2913]

Absolutely! I'm glad you liked it.

[@rebelrob9637]

Fun fact. The little drums you are cooking are actually part of the wing. It's the part which connects the flats to the chicken. I'm sure 99% of people are aware of this

[@boarbot7829]

I know right! And the leg meat is just better, boneless thighs are best!

[@sreedathpr6539]

The camera man is one of the reasons I watch your videos. 😂😂🙏🏻

[@w0nkywalrus562]

Manny?

[@AspectLegend1]

*Nanny

[@ngocbao4556]

more experiments like this, please. Thank you so much!

[@youssefyehia921]

you should've tried the method of coating in flour then putting it into water then flour again....it gives a very good crispy layer as well

[@bhargav_j]

"To start, this is the chicken's butt" lmao, but also, he's not wrong lol

[@ilovecat3673]

Nobody: **Nick when eats fried chicken** *HEAR THIS*

[@AEFBLectobri]

*Starts scraping knife over the fried chicken* "That is so crispy/delicious"

[@El_Papitoo]

Well, agreed that: potato starch > egg + flour but there is still one game changer out there. Cornflakes !!! As far as I taste delightfull chicken wings, I would always go for cornflakes. Have a try Nick. All the best, peace.

[@tomyinit818]

wtf..

[@Coldzone]

W...Wait what?!? His cameraman didn’t get fired, something‘s wrong here, I can feel it.

[@skyukies]

SOMETHIMG IS WRONG

[@boah-ist65]

Bob the penguin

[@benitocamelo1488]

I like that Nick's at ease with all of the video formats available, his videos are dope!

[@slurpysKu]

Nothing can beat Nick's starch, double fried chicken.

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

@Joshua EdwinRoehl why you spamming

[@Mrkenoko]

in my op i always go for the flour, egg, and breadcrumbs coat. just coat the flour first egg and then breadcrumbs, i always love the crispness of it, and it never gets dry or old.

[@ishouldvebeenpresident47ye5]

I absolutely love his casual jokes. Like- he just says it and that's all, doesn't over exaggerate them like most people.

[@jadalove9784]

my sister is allergic to gluten so i have been eating and making cornstarch and potato starch fried chicken for sooo long i never thought a chief would be using those ingredients wow!!!

[@Muneeb08]

Just before I’m about to make fried chicken. perfect! I unfortunately don’t have potato starch atm. But I found rice flour is also a good alternative for extra crisp n crunch

[@boarbot7829]

Hmm. Rice flour is decent, but if you’ve got corn flour that will be even better!

[@akshatkembhavi9837]

Just saw masterchef season 10, and you were the best. BUT SUBHA WAS SUPREME😤

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[@vsm351]

Nick: "This whole chicken has been a naughty bird" **unzips his pants**

[@boarbot7829]

No. It didn’t.

[@sunlityy]

@@vsm351 ayoooo

[@Chrissmills]

With the egg + flour, the egg whites expand causing it to be more fluffy! If you drop egg whites in hot oil it literally goes crazy haha it’s my go to for any fried food 😊

[@iminyourwalls3102]

Max the meat guy: feeds cameraman Nick: you’re fired you’re actually fired

[@Jed1ah]

Please do this more, was super fun to watch.

[@milk6664]

Nick: *S P A N K S* chicken Chicken:*Moans* Nick: Hey I told you not to do that on camera! We were just going to the *bedroom*

[@jian9345]

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@David Dоbrik 🅥 what if I told you no one cares 😃

[@sekilasfirman]

Alternative title: Nick justifies his methods for frying chicken.

[@AliLovesU365]

Facts

[@theoddtacoo]

Lmao 😂😂

[@joeisdude]

Camera man: does anything Nick: What are you doing? You're fired!

[@rkr1079]

It's all fun and games until the cameraman pulls and Uno reverse and fires nick😂

[@thekiddocook1554]

I like using quang tran’s method. He used soda water for the wet batter and has 2 bowl in which he has regular flour and seasoned flour. It makes the chicken glass shattering crispy

[@captainkinderegg]

Nick: fried chicken, it's everywhere McDonald's: we don't do that here

[@boomouno6970]

McDonalds in the Philipines: Maybe I am not a McDonalds

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

They don't?

[@captainkinderegg]

@@boomouno6970 jollibee

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

They actually do

[@wf2710]

The mcdonalds in pakistan has fried chicken

[@austindcunha6997]

Rice flour+ Potato Starch

[@fathomgaming25]

Thank you for helping me raise my cholesterol

[@idkaname999]

my fav has to be egg + flour as its the perfect combo of crispy, chewy, moist amazingness

[@matthewwest5519]

My favorite part of the bird, drums and thighs. I tried your pickle juice trick. Epic game changer!! My local supermarket in Maine has these show stopping locally made pickles.

[@MicaiahAckerman]

He got that wrong those were the legs the drums are still part of the wing closer to the breast and lower than the flat

[@hieustar2305]

Nick, I have been watching your cooking videos for a while and I absolutely love what you do! You helped me to develop my cooking skills and I have always wanted you to cook one of my favorite dishes of time... THE BEST DISH that Gordon Ramsay has ever tasted.. It is the Vietnamese noodle soup, aka Phở, it is so hard to make that a lot of cooks have failed to achieve it. As a Vietnamese I'm really looking forward to you making this wonderful bowl of noodles. I hope you see this message! Thanks

[@minhnhatnguyen2154]

Yeah nhưng hơi buồn là có vẻ nick ko thấy r

[@garrettcarrott4541]

The two things nick has taught me first, really good recipes second, im two lazy too cook

[@JinisBored]

“To start this is the chickens butt” *W H A T A R E Y O U D O I N G*

[@TheSlavChef]

What do serial killers and people who eat fried chicken have in common? They both think the skin is the best part.

[@aleksanderaleksandrov1016]

hahahahahahahahaa

[@sovietdoggo6735]

bau.

[@johnmorrison3066]

it actually is!

[@DudeStuffRandom]

Nick, the drum is attached to the flat, it’s called the drummete. The one you were talking about was the drumstick.

[@boarbot7829]

The best thing is the thigh, attached to the drumstick.

[@boarbot7829]

It actually shocks me that he doesn’t know this, but then again he actually makes a huge amount of errors in his videos, for example he called a “surprise apple” or “Pacific rose apple” a ROSE APPLE, which is actually not an apple at all, and is a different fruit from Southeast Asia, like pineapple is not an apple.

[@SebLol]

im just waiting for manny to say, "no nick, you're fired."

[@rkr1079]

Yessss😂😂😂

[@assassinationattemptor8324]

He got my like the second he said drums are better than flats

[@willkozik8391]

One thing has been bothering me with all his videos about chicken is, he keeps calling the drumettes, drums. There is a difference. The drum is part of the leg, while drumettes are a part of the wings. Drumettes are much smaller compared to the actual drum. So when you eat wings you get flats and drumettes, not the actual leg drum like he pointed to in the video. Thank you for coming to me Ted Talk

[@deemsfpv5949]

i cant stand this he actually doesn't know. i can forgive drummette lovers my brother is one but to call a drumstick a drummette? unforgivable

[@selliri590]

Yea

[@mattwelte6846]

Thank god someone actually said it. I don’t think he’s ever actually broken down a chicken.

[@molmock]

This vidéo deserves a physical like button.

[@boarbot7829]

You know what is FAR better than even drums- thighs, from the leg area not wing area, boned and quartered, karaage style! Also, due to no bone you don’t have to do the double fry, as it will cook through the first time.

[@bobbysmurf9915]

dude I cant even read your sentence, you, use, commas, too, damn, much, fix, your, grammar.

[@boarbot7829]

@@bobbysmurf9915 sorry. I, just, love, commas!

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[@gamergodplays7153]

my favorite kind is where u let it soak in buttermilk then dip it in this big flour thing then fry it and I love it. I also fry it once cause I prefer the less crunchy outside

[@mifraaqeel8865]

Can we use cornstarch instead of Potato starch? I heard they work the same way. Also, apologies if my question is a bit odd. Im just a beginner and your videos really made me love cooking.

[@stevenwilson3833]

You should try dipping them in corn starch, then egg wash then flower. You have the best of both worlds, corn starch to lock in the juice, with flowery egg exteriors.

[@fazeribena5357]

Fun fact fried chicken was invented in Scotland

[@Kurukato-jm9nl]

When I make my chicken nuggets I do the normal stuff, flour+egg, then I add seasoning (usually an Italian style), and then my secret ingredient… panko. I like the crust that it gives. I also airfry instead of fry but you could fry it instead

[@echtel1293]

Some people do a combination of flour and starch and I think they look real great!

[@ImazAhmedLodi]

My method is to put some of the buttermilk in the dry drech and then take ou the wing with skin dip it in egg wash then dry drech with potato starch spices buttermilk and breadcrumbs and double frying and also I like to dry the chiken before marinating for some reason 😂

[@alvinstudi0]

Crispy, tender and juicy chicken are always the best. Also the jokes are always funny and makes me laugh 😂

[@ramjith1000]

ahhh man i thought you’d do egg + starch too, that woulda been cool to compare. Still a great video, loved it and can’t wait to see more!!

[@headshot_-502-_3]

I have actually worked at Popeyes as a cook. They do as follows. Marinated chicken goes in seasoned flower, then in a batter mixture, then back into flour, and then fried. You're welcome. 😘

[@noahsreview1357]

Thank you

[@garcello6757]

Nick. Here’s the tip from me. Double frying is useless. Just let them fry for as long as they need. I love flats.

[@one-day-at-a-time4134]

No, double frying gives the batter a different texture. You're welcome kiddo.

[@garcello6757]

@@one-day-at-a-time4134 thank you

[@one-day-at-a-time4134]

@@garcello6757 No problem :)

[@kingpekka5842]

Nick: uploads a video that doesn’t require waygu. Me: impossible..

[@aaravkubal3976]

Do you have any gf😋😋😋

[@-lone5378]

Lol

[@amytg777]

I’ve always heard that egg, then either a 1-1 or 2-1 flour to starch ratio or so, is the best way to do it. That way you get the extra crispiness of the potato starch but still the better type of crispiness only flour gives.

[@noahmcmullen7453]

*sighs* nick is the best youtuber i've ever watched 🙂 and his food makes my mouth water like crazyyy 🤤

[@Ykits.j]

Nick makes it looks so easy

[@avawesome8879]

Looks good

[@jackattack8894]

How does it looks good when he just uploaded the video

[@TheWilliamlk]

Honestly if you do a fried chicken wings series you'll probably be my favorite foodtuber. Maybe do an episode where you go full on rich gang and do the most expensive chicken wings you could imagine. I know I would be stoked

[@AEFBLectobri]

"Which Fried Chicken technique is the best" All i know if it's from Nick DiGiovanni it's delicious!

[@phumyvannak7728]

Agreed

[@-lone5378]

Right

[@Doctor_Pickney]

Drums > Flats I agree 100% with this statement. I avoid flats like the plague and only go for the drums practically all the time

[@leezenladhar]

Lots of love from India, Nick❤️

[@royasher3349]

It's magic ! When he put a wing to the fryer, then after it cooked, it become 6 pcs of wings. He must be a magician

[@ragnartheviking9820]

POV: you’ve been subbed since 30k and nick does NOT disappoint!

[@mattneville2864]

Soak in buttermilk. Saly and pepper, light garlic power. Cover in corn starch, then egg, then your seasoned flour or panko. Twice fry. Boom.

[@kdog0148]

You should have manny cook something! It would be funny to see him tell YOU you’re fired

[@sophiachew3424]

i know im never gonna use anything i learn here but it's always entertaining anyway

[@matix-4622]

Nick: Drums are better than flats **subscriber count goes down by 90%**

[@POTG1247]

It’s gotta be a troll

[@HereticalPuppy]

Drums have more crispy bits, more meat, and easier to eat. By far the superior wing

[@jordanbrown5244]

Flats > Drums. Change my mind

[@Miata.Is.Always.The.Answer]

No

[@boarbot7829]

Maybe, but thighs are the best.

[@retrocny5625]

My go-to has always been soak in buttermilk over night, then dredge in a flour mixture that's 3 parts flour to 1 part corn starch. Same frying method as seen here. Fry first until golden at 325, let sit on a cooling rack, crank frier up to 375+ and then finish them off. The end result is wings with that traditional extra crispy crunch but so much better than anything you'd eat at KFC or Popeyes. Never thought to use pickle juice with the buttermilk, may have to try that soon. If you want those extra crispy wings at home, the biggest secret imo is adding corn starch to your flour. It does wonders. Flour mixture seasoning consists of: Salt Black Pepper Garlic Powder Smoked Paprika Onion Powder *MSG* Cayenne Pepper Finely Grated Parmesan cheese. Not a lot, but I like using it the same way I would when doing chicken parm, where I add it to the bread crumb mixture. Helps the browning imo. It doesn't have to be fresh parmigiana either, it can be the store-bought stuff. You're not really using it for flavor, but for the way it browns. If you want garlic parm wings though, thats when the fresh stuff is gonna work way better if you're making a sauce/topping for the wings with it.

[@bradydowning9657]

It seems to me like the flour + egg wing is the one all restaurants use because it looks the most appetizing out of all of them. The potato starch doesn't look quite as appetizing and I think that's the reason restaurants don't use that technique.

[@boarbot7829]

Boned thighs look amazing, what everyone should use. Also I think flour is cheaper…

[@Chrissmills]

You need to do another video with Guga! You and Angel vs Guga and Mamau, with some of his/your friends to judge the meals without knowing who’s is whos. You both have the same ingredients but you can cook them however you like. This video would be one of the most viewed cooking videos on KZbin 100%!

[@Chrissmills]

Or even You vs Guga with Mamau and Angel to judge! Please make this happen. Massive fan of both of your channels and I’ve learnt to much from both of you on this amazing platform. ❤️

[@breadgarlichouse2265]

I’d like to see a test between flour, potato starch, rice flour, and corn starch … and against a mixture of the starches

[@boarbot7829]

And id love to see tempura batter! (I think it’s potato starch and water)

[@breadgarlichouse2265]

@@boarbot7829 tempura batter is usually a mix of AP flour, rice or corn starch, egg (optional), and iced soda water

[@boarbot7829]

@@breadgarlichouse2265 oh yeah. I had a brain fart

[@sonikakp]

I have tried to make the barbecue wings and popcorn chicken double fry they crispy as hell

[@JoshThewhiteDad]

The chicken wing with the egg looked the best but I’m vegan so I can’t use egg in my chicken batter 😂

[@the_hekate4668]

Dont be a one use egg the world wont end blive me if u dont Ur missing out so much

[@tylerlynch8559]

Huh? Chicken is also not vegan... I’m so confused

[@JoshThewhiteDad]

@@tylerlynch8559 😂

[@Smashley.Cronin]

My 5 year old would absolutely die if you said hi to him! He wants to be a chef because of you!

[@boarbot7829]

Am I the only one who doesn’t struggle to get tender crispy chicken with a normal marinade and single thigh?

[@boarbot7829]

@Imaan Effendi tougher and less juicy than thigh though. And that’s a fact.

[@boarbot7829]

@Imaan Effendi well, that’s pretty weird if you… I’m guessing you’re a fussy eater?

[@boarbot7829]

@Imaan Effendi lulul

[@da_frenchy]

absolutely so good i love it

[@hai-ku]

i like chicken. who else?

[@hahayesitsme212]

Nick:Says chicken is better marinated in buttermilk Me who lives in a place where there's no buttermilk:*cries in Malaysian*

[@zacky575]

I don't understand how anyone could like drums more than flats.

[@kcxjames13]

IT smells so good I actually smelled it through the screen

[@masteryboyy8139]

I just realised why he always records below his neck when cooking, Pesto is controlling him to cook and everytime he shows us his face he puts down pesto!?!!!?!

[@mansibhardwaj5920]

Ur reactions are amazing, which makes ur videos more watchable 😂❤️

[@Damian6966]

It’s a shame I can’t watch your videos anymore. You just went too far this time. Flats for life!

[@rackaribs]

So this would mean that egg and potato starch would call for a legendary combination

[@HoNcHo2332]

Okay just to clear the air here. You are eating drumettes. Not the drum. Drumettes are not as good as flats. Drums are better than flats. But you didn't cook chicken legs lol

[@izanmohammed3584]

I love these kinds of videos. I hope u keep up and make more videos like these. And for people u dont have potato starch. I've foudn that mixing equal portions of all purpose flour and corn flour also works. But remember to season it very well

[@cooldogdudes1874]

I use all purpose flour and a bit of corn starch since I don't have potato startch and a bit of egg or a batter

[@Benice_02]

This good looking man here give me the best this to do with my chickens

[@crayolaaaa]

I love your videos Nick!! Your my inspiration! I hope I can be like you one day!

[@Matthew-sg3vo]

My Mimow’s secret ingredient is garlic powder

[@LETSGOCOMMIES]

My dad and I make cornflake chicken😂 it is unbelievablely good and crunchy

[@TheDuketube]

Potato starch is the real hero behind the crispness of the chicken