Bull First chicken wings

[Beavercreek_smoker]

I've done the cornstarch and baking powder with a little kosher salt and had great results but never used baking soda Using baking soda wouldn't it give a metallic taste to the wings

I never noticed a metallic taste. It’s not very much. Can’t explain why it works but it does.

 

[BretM]

I never noticed a metallic taste. It’s not very much. Can’t explain why it works but it does.

Baking soda raises the pH on the surface making it more alkaline. An alkaline environment is more conducive to browning and the maillard reaction...when sugars and amino acids come together in the presence of heat to create new flavor compounds.