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Air Fryer Chicken Wings #36 · snacks · american Host: Serious Eats · Crispy Air-Fryer Wings → TikTok → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) Servings: 2 · Prep 5 min · Cook 25 min · Total 30 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. Buffalo wings cooked in the air fryer instead of deep oil. Baking powder helps crisp the skin. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (205°C) for 5 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels: 2 pounds (900 g) whole chicken wings cut at joints into drumettes and flats (see notes) In a large bowl, toss the wings until evenly coated with: 2 teaspoons (10 g) baking powder 2 teaspoons kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight Place the wings into the air fryer basket in a single layer, fatty side down. Leave a slight space between each wing. Place the basket in the preheated air fryer. Air-fry until the wings are cooked through, crisp, and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Flip the wings halfway through cooking. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together: 1/4 cup (50 g) unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup (60 ml) Frank's Red Hot Sauce or other Louisiana-style hot sauce Transfer the wings to the bowl with the prepared sauce and toss until thoroughly coated. Serve the wings immediately with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks: Blue cheese dip, for serving Celery sticks, for serving Source: Serious Eats · Air-Fryer Buffalo Wings tags: chicken,baking-powder,sauce · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Buffalo Chicken Wings Book: Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931) crumb: crisp wings in hot sauce + butter Joy of Cooking includes “Buffalo Chicken Wings”. Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker wrote it (2006 75th-anniversary edition). This book is the big American home cookbook. It covers baking, roasting, canning and everyday family meals across a century of editions. Differences: Joy gives the classic Anchor Bar Buffalo wing: crisp wings coated in hot sauce. The online recipe coats the wings with baking powder and salt. It crisps them in an air fryer instead of frying. It then tosses them in Frank's hot sauce and butter. It serves them with blue cheese dip and celery. The skin is a bit less rich. But it tastes like classic Buffalo wings.

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Air Fryer Chicken Wings
#36 · snacks · american
Host: Serious Eats · Crispy Air-Fryer Wings → TikTok → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Servings: 2 · Prep 5 min · Cook 25 min · Total 30 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Buffalo wings cooked in the air fryer instead of deep oil. Baking powder helps crisp the skin.

Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (205°C) for 5 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels:

2 pounds (900 g) whole chicken wings cut at joints into drumettes and flats (see notes)

In a large bowl, toss the wings until evenly coated with:

2 teaspoons (10 g) baking powder

2 teaspoons kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight

Place the wings into the air fryer basket in a single layer, fatty side down. Leave a slight space between each wing. Place the basket in the preheated air fryer. Air-fry until the wings are cooked through, crisp, and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Flip the wings halfway through cooking.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together:

1/4 cup (50 g) unsalted butter, melted

1/4 cup (60 ml) Frank's Red Hot Sauce or other Louisiana-style hot sauce

Transfer the wings to the bowl with the prepared sauce and toss until thoroughly coated. Serve the wings immediately with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks:

Blue cheese dip, for serving

Celery sticks, for serving

Source: Serious Eats · Air-Fryer Buffalo Wings

tags: chicken,baking-powder,sauce · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Buffalo Chicken Wings
Book: Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931)

crumb: crisp wings in hot sauce + butter

Joy of Cooking includes “Buffalo Chicken Wings”. Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker wrote it (2006 75th-anniversary edition). This book is the big American home cookbook. It covers baking, roasting, canning and everyday family meals across a century of editions.

Differences:

Joy gives the classic Anchor Bar Buffalo wing: crisp wings coated in hot sauce. The online recipe coats the wings with baking powder and salt. It crisps them in an air fryer instead of frying. It then tosses them in Frank's hot sauce and butter. It serves them with blue cheese dip and celery. The skin is a bit less rich. But it tastes like classic Buffalo wings.

Match: Somewhat close

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Air Fryer Chicken Wings

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
Servings: 2 · Prep 5 min · Cook 25 min · Total 30 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Buffalo wings cooked in the air fryer instead of deep oil. Baking powder helps crisp the skin.

Preheat the air fryer to 400°F (205°C) for 5 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels:
2 pounds (900 g) whole chicken wings cut at joints into drumettes and flats (see notes)

In a large bowl, toss the wings until evenly coated with:
2 teaspoons (10 g) baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together:
1/4 cup (50 g) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup (60 ml) Frank's Red Hot Sauce or other Louisiana-style hot sauce

Transfer the wings to the bowl with the prepared sauce and toss until thoroughly coated. Serve the wings immediately with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks:
Blue cheese dip, for serving
Celery sticks, for serving

Citations
- Serious Eats · Air-Fryer Buffalo Wings: https://www.seriouseats.com/air-fryer-buffalo-wings-recipe-8549615
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Air+Fryer+Chicken+Wings
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Air+Fryer+Chicken+Wings+recipe

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- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501169718?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931). Publisher: Scribner, 2019 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-1501169717.

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Dish: Air Fryer Chicken Wings
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: Buffalo Chicken Wings
Source: Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931)
Differences: Joy gives the classic Anchor Bar Buffalo wing: crisp wings coated in hot sauce. The online recipe coats the wings with baking powder and salt. It crisps them in an air fryer instead of frying. It then tosses them in Frank's hot sauce and butter. It serves them with blue cheese dip and celery. The skin is a bit less rich. But it tastes like classic Buffalo wings.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: Serious Eats · Crispy Air-Fryer Wings (https://www.seriouseats.com/air-fryer-buffalo-wings-recipe-8549615)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Air+Fryer+Chicken+Wings)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Air+Fryer+Chicken+Wings+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931).
This book is the big American home cookbook. It covers baking, roasting, canning and everyday family meals across a century of editions. This site cites three editions. One is the classic 1975 Rombauer–Becker text (Plume 1997 printing). The others are the 1997 All New edition and the 2006 75th-anniversary edition. Each dish names its edition.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931). Publisher: Scribner, 2019 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-1501169717.

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