Wings not browning in deep fryer??

[robb2600]

I recently got a deep fryer and love wings, but every time i make them, the wings stay a pale white but start separating from the bone. what am i doing wrong??

[GB]

What temp are you using?

[Michael in FtW]

I agree with GB - sounds like your oil may be hot enough to cook the wings (you can do that at a low temp - 185ºF will do it) but too low to create browning - which needs to be a minimum of about 350º-375ºF.

[Barb L]

Originally Posted by robb2600

I recently got a deep fryer and love wings, but every time i make them, the wings stay a pale white but start separating from the bone. what am i doing wrong??

I have the same problem, think next time Iam going to season them well, (I do use a 350' temp.) ! Maybe 375' next time Good Luck!

[Uncle Bob]

Might want to use a thermometer and check the Temp of your oil...Before you drop your product...and a minute or two afterwards to see if your fryer is "recovering" to a proper fry temp. I hesitate to guess...but it sounds as if it may not be.....

[buckytom]

you might be overloading the fryer, causing he temp to drop. try doing just a few wings at a time.

[Robo410]

all good suggestions to a difficult problem to assess without being there. let us know what you find out through trial and error.

[VegasDramaQueen]

Two of the biggest reasons food doesn't properly brown are that the wings are not dry enough, and you're overloading your deep fryer. Make sure you dry them with a paper towel before dropping into the oil, make sure your oil is the correct temp, that is 375 and don't ever overcrowd them. If you put too many pieces into a deep fryer or skillet for that matter, you'll wind up "steaming" the pieces rather than frying them. Food that is being sauteed or deep fried shouldn't touch each other. Try using half the amount of wings at one time, dry them thoroughly and see what happens.

[opqdan]

If the wings are directly from the fridge, let them sit on the counter for a half hour before deep frying them. Also, follow the suggestions others have had and make sure that you do them in small batches. The worst thing you can do when deep frying is to overload it. The oil temperature will drop when you add any amount of food, too much food will cause it to drop too low to create good browning and your deep fryer may not be able to compensate for it fast enough.

What I would do is to cook the wings once through until they are almost done, then crank the heat up to 375* or as high as the oil can take without smoking. Add the partially cooked wings back to the oil to crisp the outside, this time through the temperature drop will be much less dramatic and you may get better browning.

I can't comment on how well this works for wings, but this is the only way I have found to consistently make great french fries (fluffy and moist in the middle, crisp on the outside).

One more thing: I would get a fry thermometer and use it to make sure that you deep fryer is reading the correct temperature. It is possible that even with setting it at 350-375 it could be much lower, the only way you would know is with a thermometer.

[YT2095]

all of the above :)

and also fresh oil/fat doesn`t tend to brown anything very well at 1`st untill it`s been used a few times, I`ve no idea WHY this happens (or rather doesn`t).
a good test for the right temp if you don`t have a thermometer is throw a bit of bread in and see if it toasts to brown, it`s a reasonably fair indicator that you`re up to temp :)