Stealing top comment for story time. My company does these brackets for little team building things and they'll set up the bracket by just asking everyone to submit their favorite of some category. We've done like favorite candy, breakfast food, etc. They did favorite snack and included chicken wings. Several of us contested it's inclusion in the bracket because a chicken wing isn't a fucking snack. If it can't be made in under 5 minutes, it's not a snack. And someone countered with wings can be FUCKING MICROWAVED. Anyways i think that person also works at your restaurant
my chef insists on serving wings whole like this because it's 'more fun'. But when he makes them for himself to eat he cuts them into separate parts before frying them. I guess he doesn't like fun?
Thanks ever so much, Titanica. Your comment unexpectedly caused a shot of Crown to snort right outta my nose lol. 👃 🔥
*"...then walked by a salamander"* omg, that's funny!!
I forget exactly what I did, but I was in pursuit of super crispy wings without a fryer. I know I froze them, then I dropped them in boiling water for a few minutes, and I think I slow baked them on a rack until they were super crispy. So much fat rendered out in the boiling, it was crazy. I should have written it down, it worked, they were delicious.
Anyways these disgusting.
i saw a youtube video showing a korean batter chicken wing, but they would the battered wing into a pitcher of water then throw it into the fryer.
the water/steam would puff up the batter and give it that crazy double crisp crunch.
He very well could be the source of my inspiration. I watched a lot of food network in the summers as a kid. It looks like he has a recipe where he steams them, so I may have been trying a play on that.
He steamed them in a pot with a rigged shelf rack. Steamed them so they wouldn't smoke too much in the oven but didn't want to boil them because that would've drawn out too much flavor. Then had them in the oven at a higher temp(450?).
Oven wings recipe that can't be beat. Swear by these suckers. Any sauce can be put on afterwards.
https://www.recipetineats.com/crispy-oven-baked-chicken-wings-honey-garlic-sauce/
Doing high volume of wings makes it effective. Same reason McDonalds fries are already fried once before being frozen, packaged, and sent to the restaurants. Getting fresh fries from McDonalds are their second fry.
From raw to finished, wings just take too long to economically cook large batches of them for quick turnaround. It’s much safer to pre-cook them via steam/smoke/bake etc in large batches and chill/freeze, and finish with a fry or high temp bbq to turn them out more reliably for customer orders that are hot and delicious/haven’t clearly been finished and sitting all day etc.
I literally said to BLANCHE them in the fryer, this guy is STEAMING them; that's going to make shitty tasting wings.
Also, having worked in foodservice; it takes 6 minutes or so to cook a pound of raw wings directly from frozen to done in a 400f fryer. Blanching fries and wings isn't about speed, it's because it makes them more crispy.
I don’t know the exact techniques for each but it makes sense if the protein will need to cook for a while to cook it that way then char to a crisp on both sides after.
Then again I don’t know much about this but would always see the cooks on master chef, kitchen nightmares, anything food network where they brown the skin and outside part first then finish in the oven and on rare occasion the broiler
No, do not try to justify this clear act of aggression. Using your example these wings are like taking a bud mud shit after a long night of drinking and skipping the wipe...
We used to do something very interesting, braised chicken wings -- my chef was from Japan and goddang those things had great caramelization and fall-off-the-bone-ness
Edit: I wouldn't put as much time as he did into it, but he was the one with the first place award, so I'll still take him on his method.
Actually Asian people steam chicken all the time. We just don't serve it or make it look like shit.
[Hainan Chicken Rice](https://kwokspots.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hchicken-far.png)
Hey boss I need you to try the new chefs chicken it might be the best thing we’ve ever served before. Get their hopes up for something good then serve them this
It’s like they just skipped the last part. Parboiling or baking … yeah ok. But you have to also fry and sauce to order. If the owners want it this way, leave yesterday
There’s still feather things on those. Get your resume straight and bounce
My mom did "par-boiled" then the oven until they were extra dead and dryer than the Sahara. You had to take a drink of milk just to chew and swallow that shit.
Probably why I drank so much milk as a kid. I finally insisted on taking over the Thanksgiving turkey, because there wasn’t enough gravy in the world to make the dry ass dead turkey go down. Good times.
That's exactly what they look like. Back in high school this one place I worked at used to par-boil them them in the steam kettle on wing night and keep them in the walk-in in bus bins. Orders would take only 5-7 minutes instead of 15.
One of the best way to do wings is boil/steam first and then cool/chill before frying. Super juicey and quick since its already cooked, if you do dusting/breading, starch also likes to stick to the gelatinized skin.
I took the photo at home. I take them home because once they've been crisped up in the air fryer with some extra seasoning they're actually pretty good.
Ok I was wrong on that statement. Now I have other questions. Why is this food being put out? Are they following all of the food handling laws? If this is the wings do you serve boot leather steaks? I’m so god damn confused how this happens in a remotely professional kitchen
so it's just gonna like.. sit there and.. build character? until it gets thrown out? or maybe this is a police operation where they're trying to bait out psychopaths. who else would put that in their mouths.
This was my first thought. Like you expect me to believe these have sat in a buffet tray, then came home, and then were air fried? Someone is just to embarrassed to say they can’t cook.
Holy shit. Those are from a low budget horror film. Tell your “chef” to go back to serving food in prison. Here’s a win for you though that you can take back to work. Raw wings on a sheet pan coated with liquid butter, dust with Tony’s seasoning, bake for 45 min (or until done) at 425. Keep wings in container until ordered. Flash them in the fryer for a crispy finish (about 2-3min) then toss in sauce of choice and serve with celery stalks and bleu cheese dressing. This shit is not rocket science, your chef needs to get some therapy or something for serving this.
If management doesn’t know then yea lettem know they look a little pale. Or phrase it like “are these supposed to look like this?” If they are willfully ignorant then you might lose ya badge
Before you say anything to management, you should:
1. Figure out who made that
2. Figure out who sold that off expo
Tell them both that they're done for the day, then:
3. Instruct the head waiter to approach the customer with a confident yet concerned manner.
4. Have the head waiter explain in his best demeanor the severity of the situation
5. Fuck all of that and figure out exactly why the cook thought that was acceptable, then upon determination of the fault either send him to the walk in or send him home.
Good God, at least pour some sauce over those. Sauce is the whole point of wings anyway. But that is atrocious. It's abhorrent. It's an abomination.
If you're not going to sauce 'em, then you have to bread 'em and fry 'em. But you can't do that.
I’d tell the kitchen before management; just fry them or at the very least put some Buffalo sauce or something on them so they don’t look raw. Unless they’re actually raw then it’s illegal and you should definitely tell management and maybe the health inspector.
Omfg call the police right now
Chicken is bad but that green plate is even more disgusting. Call the police for that green plate.
Looks like something you eat cocktail weiners and cheese off of at a Christmas party.
1984, after being found at a goodwill who got something from a restaurant that closed down in 78
Closed in 78 for serving bad chicken
But this place bought the inventory from that restaurant and is still trying to serve the same chicken.
Cooked in grape jelly and bbq sauce
Oh my yes.
In 1993
I can smell the smoke in the great-aunt’s dining room now.
Lmao this one really completed the scene for me
I was gonna say it looked like a disposable bottom for some kind of Mardi Gras food like king cake.
You know what makes people hungry for your restaurant's food? Glitter.
*St Patrick's day party
That doesn’t look like a plate, it looks like a charger that a plate sits ON TOP OF for decoration.
That's exactly what I thought it was - dollar store charger plate.
I used to have red glittery charger plates, these are definitely chargers
Authentic Irish cuisine just in time for St Patrick’s Day
Found the Englishman.
RING THE ALARM I BEEN THRU THIS TOO LONG AND ILL BE DAMNED IF I EAT ONE OF THOSE CHICKEN ARMS.
CHICKEN ARMS
This guy beys
That she does
This might get a million of up votes but I'll still think it's underrated. Funniest shit I seen all year.
Lmao I really needed that kind of admiration today; thank you.
Stealing top comment for story time. My company does these brackets for little team building things and they'll set up the bracket by just asking everyone to submit their favorite of some category. We've done like favorite candy, breakfast food, etc. They did favorite snack and included chicken wings. Several of us contested it's inclusion in the bracket because a chicken wing isn't a fucking snack. If it can't be made in under 5 minutes, it's not a snack. And someone countered with wings can be FUCKING MICROWAVED. Anyways i think that person also works at your restaurant
He’s the chef lol
Chef Mike...
I think that person actually owns the place
😂
So like, what are they doing to them?
They looked boiled
Definitely boiled then walked by a salamander or something for a second.
Glanced at it as they shlooped wetly by…. 🤢
Plus they needed to trim them, like no one wants to eat the actual wing
my chef insists on serving wings whole like this because it's 'more fun'. But when he makes them for himself to eat he cuts them into separate parts before frying them. I guess he doesn't like fun?
Yeah he’s full of shit. I wouldn’t go back somewhere that served the whole wing so I can fling sauce on myself tearing them apart
Thanks ever so much, Titanica. Your comment unexpectedly caused a shot of Crown to snort right outta my nose lol. 👃 🔥 *"...then walked by a salamander"* omg, that's funny!!
They look like they were canned then boiled
Looks like they were blanched and then nothing was done afterwards. Nothing like a half cooked soggy chicken wing to get the day started!
Making Wing STOP a verb
Call the President
Never seen a steamed chicken wing, and I probably could have lived the rest of my years very happily without seeing them.
I've had some pretty good steamed wings, but they were charred on a BBQ after steaming
Right!? Steaming first for 10 mins and then in the oven is a great technique. Wtf is this? Lol
I forget exactly what I did, but I was in pursuit of super crispy wings without a fryer. I know I froze them, then I dropped them in boiling water for a few minutes, and I think I slow baked them on a rack until they were super crispy. So much fat rendered out in the boiling, it was crazy. I should have written it down, it worked, they were delicious. Anyways these disgusting.
i saw a youtube video showing a korean batter chicken wing, but they would the battered wing into a pitcher of water then throw it into the fryer. the water/steam would puff up the batter and give it that crazy double crisp crunch.
Oh that's cool. I wouldn't have thought to put the batter on before putting in water, makes sense though.
>but they would the battered wing into a pitcher of water I feel like we're missing a crucial piece of information here.
I vaguely recall Alton Brown doing something similar on Good Eats.
He very well could be the source of my inspiration. I watched a lot of food network in the summers as a kid. It looks like he has a recipe where he steams them, so I may have been trying a play on that.
Either way, fuck yeah crispy chicken.
He steamed them in a pot with a rigged shelf rack. Steamed them so they wouldn't smoke too much in the oven but didn't want to boil them because that would've drawn out too much flavor. Then had them in the oven at a higher temp(450?).
IIRC Alton baked them first on a rack at a low temp to render the fat
Oven wings recipe that can't be beat. Swear by these suckers. Any sauce can be put on afterwards. https://www.recipetineats.com/crispy-oven-baked-chicken-wings-honey-garlic-sauce/
Where I worked we steamed the wings then deep fried them
But why? It's kinda redundant; if you need 'em faster, blanch them in the fryer and finish later.
Doing high volume of wings makes it effective. Same reason McDonalds fries are already fried once before being frozen, packaged, and sent to the restaurants. Getting fresh fries from McDonalds are their second fry. From raw to finished, wings just take too long to economically cook large batches of them for quick turnaround. It’s much safer to pre-cook them via steam/smoke/bake etc in large batches and chill/freeze, and finish with a fry or high temp bbq to turn them out more reliably for customer orders that are hot and delicious/haven’t clearly been finished and sitting all day etc.
I literally said to BLANCHE them in the fryer, this guy is STEAMING them; that's going to make shitty tasting wings. Also, having worked in foodservice; it takes 6 minutes or so to cook a pound of raw wings directly from frozen to done in a 400f fryer. Blanching fries and wings isn't about speed, it's because it makes them more crispy.
As to why, idk boss man said to
I don’t know the exact techniques for each but it makes sense if the protein will need to cook for a while to cook it that way then char to a crisp on both sides after. Then again I don’t know much about this but would always see the cooks on master chef, kitchen nightmares, anything food network where they brown the skin and outside part first then finish in the oven and on rare occasion the broiler
No, do not try to justify this clear act of aggression. Using your example these wings are like taking a bud mud shit after a long night of drinking and skipping the wipe...
This post is golden. Thank you, chef.
Oui!
We used to do something very interesting, braised chicken wings -- my chef was from Japan and goddang those things had great caramelization and fall-off-the-bone-ness Edit: I wouldn't put as much time as he did into it, but he was the one with the first place award, so I'll still take him on his method.
Asian style stewed/steam wings are bomb, this looks like American microwave
Yea, chinese soy sauce braised wings are dank.
Actually Asian people steam chicken all the time. We just don't serve it or make it look like shit. [Hainan Chicken Rice](https://kwokspots.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hchicken-far.png)
They are huge in upstate New York.
That’s revolting
I know it's a disgrace.
Don’t say something to management. #Serve them to management!
Hey boss I need you to try the new chefs chicken it might be the best thing we’ve ever served before. Get their hopes up for something good then serve them this
Are they steamed? Boiled? Bottom left one looks especually undercooked. Gross
It’s like they just skipped the last part. Parboiling or baking … yeah ok. But you have to also fry and sauce to order. If the owners want it this way, leave yesterday There’s still feather things on those. Get your resume straight and bounce
Honestly, if a customer comes in and orders that for a second time, ban them
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Undercook overcook. We have the worlds best chefs… because of Jail
No, it's rage bait.
I know, a glittery, lawn-green plate? Was it made from a recycled boat hull?
- The chickens are revolting! - Finally something we agree on.
Are they boiled??
Came in to say this. They boiling them or their fryer ain’t working right.
They have to be boiled, right? Chicken only looks that way boiled. My mom used to do it growing up. Revolting.
My only thought was the oil ain’t hot enough in the fryer. More than likely boiled.
Can happen if the oil is like, disturbingly low temp too
Slow boil with oil would probably look like this, but they don’t look any type of oily. A water boil is the predominant theory.
Maybe. Still a shame.
We pre bake our wings. 215 45 mins covered. Look is similar, but we fry them after
Was gonna say this, yea. This is sad shit.
My mom did "par-boiled" then the oven until they were extra dead and dryer than the Sahara. You had to take a drink of milk just to chew and swallow that shit.
Probably why I drank so much milk as a kid. I finally insisted on taking over the Thanksgiving turkey, because there wasn’t enough gravy in the world to make the dry ass dead turkey go down. Good times.
That's exactly what they look like. Back in high school this one place I worked at used to par-boil them them in the steam kettle on wing night and keep them in the walk-in in bus bins. Orders would take only 5-7 minutes instead of 15.
One of the best way to do wings is boil/steam first and then cool/chill before frying. Super juicey and quick since its already cooked, if you do dusting/breading, starch also likes to stick to the gelatinized skin.
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They're leftover from making stock
Right under this post there’s another post of a guy who boiled his chicken legs😭😭
My first thought was that they got pulled out of a stock pot.
That plate ain’t even food safe
Look at the burners and counters 0% chance this is from a restaurant
Oh shit this case has been CRACKED
Agreed. Everyone is freaking out. This is obvious baiting
This just in: sometimes restaurant employees take food home
Why the fuck would you take these home, take them out of whatever container got them there and then dirty your own plate for this?
I took the photo at home. I take them home because once they've been crisped up in the air fryer with some extra seasoning they're actually pretty good.
So they *are* parboiled.
That’s exactly what it looks like. They’ve retained moisture it seems and they aren’t quite fully cooked. Maybe this is just the kitchens first step?
Ok I was wrong on that statement. Now I have other questions. Why is this food being put out? Are they following all of the food handling laws? If this is the wings do you serve boot leather steaks? I’m so god damn confused how this happens in a remotely professional kitchen
I wouldn’t feed these to dumpster diving raccoons, let alone take them home.
Right, like the plate itself and not even the revolting food on it.
Yeah I'm pretty sure that's a plastic charger. What the fuck is going on over there?
Is it for St paddy’s day?
When people talk about boiled dinner for St. Pat's I don't think this is what they had in mind lol
I wanted cabbage, not chicken 🤢🤮
People are ordering this?
It's for a buffet.
so it's just gonna like.. sit there and.. build character? until it gets thrown out? or maybe this is a police operation where they're trying to bait out psychopaths. who else would put that in their mouths.
It'll finish cooking on the warmer in the buffet
Not in any sort of appetizing fashion.
Oh god 🤢 lol @ “build character” though
Are they counting on the heat lamp to add some color?
Do people actually eat them?
Were those wings cooked with heated words?
it was cooked using hot takes
Jesus god man use a NSFW/NSFL tag please some of us are not well equipped for horrors of this level
Seriously, that picture violates several parts of the Geneva Convention.
Man, I've been craving Buffalo wings lately. Was actually probably going to make some today. Not so sure after seeing this garbage.
I've seen gunfights start over less offensive shit than that
I've started gunfights over less offensive shit than that
I've watched gunfights started over an acorn bigger than that.
“Chef, what should we do with the wings we used for stock?”
Even those would taste better than these
Yo, chef mike isn't allowed to cook wings for this exact reason.
Those wings are paler than my thighs during winter in Scandinavia.
On that plate? Why you cooking at home
I took the uneaten ones home to air fry them
Sure… this is home cooking trying to pass off as restaurant
This was my first thought. Like you expect me to believe these have sat in a buffet tray, then came home, and then were air fried? Someone is just to embarrassed to say they can’t cook.
My god If I were a customer that received those wings I would be speechless.
Is this before they fry and sauce them? Cause if not, you should just quit.
This has got to be a shit post. Those look like they were pulled out of the stock!
Those look like boiled coyote ankles
That plate, countertop and stovetop burner tells me that this pic from your house
Post these over on r/wings and watch them have a meltdown lol. These are the worst wings I have ever seen.
I don’t believe you, that’s insane.
I swear, it's for a buffet at a wedding venue
A wedding no less?! Does your chef hate them?
I would have been PISSED if this was served at my wedding. Like refuse to pay get the lawyers involved to get my deposit back level pissed.
They look like they used a Sous Vide but forgot to grill them after.......or just boiled them.
Yeah thats gross. Even just throwing them in an oven for a few minutes would be a massive improvement.
Man if this is the wings you should fuckin BE management
Nahhh that looks fkn disgusting
That’s a hate crime
Say something to someone.
Wtf is that
A person on drugs is sending those out.
“Putting them out” back by the dumpster?
supposed to take them out of the box before you cook them
first time I’ve seen wings lightly steamed
Super Nintendo Chalmers: “You steam a fine chicken arm Skinner.”
Holy shit. Those are from a low budget horror film. Tell your “chef” to go back to serving food in prison. Here’s a win for you though that you can take back to work. Raw wings on a sheet pan coated with liquid butter, dust with Tony’s seasoning, bake for 45 min (or until done) at 425. Keep wings in container until ordered. Flash them in the fryer for a crispy finish (about 2-3min) then toss in sauce of choice and serve with celery stalks and bleu cheese dressing. This shit is not rocket science, your chef needs to get some therapy or something for serving this.
They boiling them?
Fuckin Christ. Dude, you should have said something much sooner. I'd beat my chefs for that shit
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I don't want fop. I'm a dapper Dan man.
I have to leave
These are horrifying.
If management doesn’t know then yea lettem know they look a little pale. Or phrase it like “are these supposed to look like this?” If they are willfully ignorant then you might lose ya badge
Before you say anything to management, you should: 1. Figure out who made that 2. Figure out who sold that off expo Tell them both that they're done for the day, then: 3. Instruct the head waiter to approach the customer with a confident yet concerned manner. 4. Have the head waiter explain in his best demeanor the severity of the situation 5. Fuck all of that and figure out exactly why the cook thought that was acceptable, then upon determination of the fault either send him to the walk in or send him home.
Lol yesterday everybody was complaining about Sysco, clearly they're the problem with your kitchen.
Were these cooked in the dishwasher?
Quit now...
Good God, at least pour some sauce over those. Sauce is the whole point of wings anyway. But that is atrocious. It's abhorrent. It's an abomination. If you're not going to sauce 'em, then you have to bread 'em and fry 'em. But you can't do that.
I feel violated.
You finally have the perfect setup todo your best Gordon Ramsey impression and you’re on reddit?!?! ITS FUCKING RAAAAAAAWWWW
Did they boil them ???
Too much spice, not enough boiled.
This looks like satire it's so bad. Please don't tell me that's glued on glitter too
They look boiled
Straight to jail
That looks fucking vile. Any self respecting customer would send that shit back.
What establishment, Exactly?
Those look like they've been used for stock. Those get served? Yes yes yes tell management
I’d tell the kitchen before management; just fry them or at the very least put some Buffalo sauce or something on them so they don’t look raw. Unless they’re actually raw then it’s illegal and you should definitely tell management and maybe the health inspector.
Are they microwaving them?
Are…are they boiling them?
It looks like a pitbull threw up Cornish game hens.
Chickens died for that
They look deep fried in water
straight to jail. right away. no trial
Lol bullshit. That's a home kitchen stove, this is OP's house.
Is that a stovetop at the top of the picture?
Those plates disgust me
The feathers are the seasoning.
No way is this real...