Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings

This post has all the tips for how long to bake chicken wings, how to get truly crispy wings in the oven, and how to get finger licking good hot wings with minimal work! These wings come out crispy every time, the fat renders, and they are ready to be sauced with your favorite hot wings sauce recipe, or something from a bottle.

Ingredients

5 pounds chicken wings
2 Tbs baking powder
2 Tbs vegetable oil
1 Tbs kosher salt Or less, see note
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Ginger Soy Glaze:

1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tsps minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/4 cup water

Instructions
Wings instructions:

Preheat oven to 250°F.
Use a paper towel to pat the totally defrosted wings dry. This will not work with frozen wings.
Place wings in a large bowl or in a ziplock bag. Add the baking powder and salt and pepper, and toss to coat evenly. Note: Some have complained the wings are too salty, adjust to preference, but remember salt is needed to help dry out the skin and get crispy wings.
Drizzle with 1 Tbs vegetable oil
Line a tray with foil, and set a wire rack inside the rimmed baking sheets.
Brush rack with remaining vegetable oil, or spray with cooking oil. Place the wings on the baking tray in a single layer with the skin side up. It will be a tight fit, use two sheets if needed.
Bake wings at 250 for 30 minutes to help render the fat.
After 30 minutes, increase temperature to 400 degrees, and bake an additional 45-50 minutes until cooked through and skin is crispy, and wings are golden brown. Optional: Flip once during baking
Once baked, remove wings from pan, and toss in a bowl to coat with sauce of choice
Return to baking sheet rack, bake for 5-6 minutes until glaze is lightly caramelized.
Ginger Soy Sauce:
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve honey. Taste, and adjust as desired, such as adding sweetener.
Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 1/4 cup, 7–8 minutes.