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23 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

Look for fans wearing jerseys of players currently on the team, or all time greats.  Anyone wearing a Losman jersey is probably just there to get drunk and in trouble.  

:lol:  Assume someone in an Orton Jersey would fall in same category...

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1 hour ago, stevewin said:

:lol:  Assume someone in an Orton Jersey would fall in same category...

100% correct, unless its actually Orton himself, wearing his own jersey to a tailgate. That sumbich is just there for the party!

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14 hours ago, The Dean said:

Ranch has no place with anything.  It's simply slightly flavored mayonnaise.  Yeech. Besides neither blue cheese nor ranch belong on the wings.  The blue cheese is for the crudites. 

 

Can I get an AMEN?!

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12 hours ago, The Dean said:

 

That makes me a little sad. 

 

But based on my experience over the years I can attest if you find a Biils tailgate you will likely to be welcome. I typically bring alcohol to share, if I'm not at my own tailgate.  You'll find they are usually happy to share their food and appreciate any sincere contribution.  It goes without saying, be moderate in what you take and how you behave.

 

Dont be intimidated at all, most Bills fans are great to kids.  I have brought my boy to many tailgates and never had a problem.   98% of the people will be great to have a kid hanging around, but the 2% are typically very young and heavily drunk, just avoid those people.  

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1 hour ago, eball said:

If ticket prices are really falling that bodes well for the Buffalo fan turnout.  The locals aren't sold on their team.

 

Let's take this house over!

It looks like the visitors side is more expensive than the home side for similar seats right now.  Could be nothing but seems telling to me.

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51 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

100% correct, unless its actually Orton himself, wearinghis own jersey to a tailgate. That sumbich is just there for the party!

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1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:

It looks like the visitors side is more expensive than the home side for similar seats right now.  Could be nothing but seems telling to me.

Yep, that was my experience, really shocked me that i had to pay up for the Bills side.

 

Prior games i went to i would say there were 5-10% Bill fans, i am thinking it might be double this go round which frankly would be amazing.

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6 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

@Jauronimo, great job by you folks down there. This is one I would go to! Man this is shaping up to be so much more fun Jacksonville

 

 

 

Thank you, but all credit goes to Katie O'Brien, El Presidente of the Houston Bills Backers and mastermind of this weekend's festivities.  She has put in a ton of work organizing this on short notice.  For those attending, if you get a chance to meet her please give her a quick thank you. 

 

I am just trying to help get the word out and give everyone the info they need to have the best time possible here in my adopted home city. 

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42 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

Thank you, but all credit goes to Katie O'Brien, El Presidente of the Houston Bills Backers and mastermind of this weekend's festivities.  She has put in a ton of work organizing this on short notice.  For those attending, if you get a chance to meet her please give her a quick thank you. 

 

I am just trying to help get the word out and give everyone the info they need to have the best time possible here in my adopted home city. 

It is much appreciated!   Your efforts and certainly hers are going to make this an awesome weekend.   Thank you so much.

Go Bills!

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1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:

Thank you, but all credit goes to Katie O'Brien, El Presidente of the Houston Bills Backers and mastermind of this weekend's festivities.  She has put in a ton of work organizing this on short notice.  For those attending, if you get a chance to meet her please give her a quick thank you. 

 

I am just trying to help get the word out and give everyone the info they need to have the best time possible here in my adopted home city. 

Awesome stuff!

 

Will you be the guy at the tailgate in the Patagonia vest over his Bills jersey?

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29 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

I'm at Newark airport for a 3:00 flight to Houston, so far have seen about 10 people decked out in Bills gear, and I'm not even at my gate yet.  Expecting this flight to be full of our people.


I’m on that flight too!

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45 minutes ago, stony said:

Awesome stuff!

 

Will you be the guy at the tailgate in the Patagonia vest over his Bills jersey?

 

This made me legitimately laugh out loud.

58 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

I'm at Newark airport for a 3:00 flight to Houston, so far have seen about 10 people decked out in Bills gear, and I'm not even at my gate yet.  Expecting this flight to be full of our people.

 

28 minutes ago, MDH said:


I’m on that flight too!

 

Mile High Club followed by a Bills playoff win?!?!?!  WHAT A WEEKEND!!!

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5 hours ago, buffaloboyinATL said:

No one over the age of 10 should eat plain wings.  My 11 year old daughter stepped up to mild.  

 

My son used to order plain wings with the hot sauce on the side. I chastised him to no end! “You are bringing shame upon our family!”

 

 He said the wing stayed crispier that way.....and there may have been something to that! STILL, I will NEVER stoop to that level! (As far as you know.) You order them plain, but they are not plain when you eat them, so it’s getting off on a technicality.

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3 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

My son used to order plain wings with the hot sauce on the side. I chastised him to no end! “You are bringing shame upon our family!”

 

 He said the wing stayed crispier that way.....and there may have been something to that! STILL, I will NEVER stoop to that level! (As far as you know.) You order them plain, but they are not plain when you eat them, so it’s getting off on a technicality.

A Bills fan down here in Houston used to order wings naked with sauce on the side. It was about the only way to enjoy a crunchy wing.  Its just not the same and its a sad state of affairs.  

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2 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

A Bills fan down here in Houston used to order wings naked with sauce on the side. It was about the only way to enjoy a crunchy wing.  Its just not the same and its a sad state of affairs.  

 

Better overcooked and crunchy than undercooked and flabby. Why is that so hard for people to make a crunchy wing??? “Just right” isn’t rocket science!  Flabby wings are disgusting and should be, at least, a fineable offense! 

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3 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Better overcooked and crunchy than undercooked and flabby. Why is that so hard for people to make a crunchy wing??? “Just right” isn’t rocket science!  Flabby wings are disgusting and should be, at least, a fineable offense! 

Most places will sacrifice quality for fast service.  They start with wet skinned wings, drop order after order without letting oil to come back up to temp, and then don't adjust timing to compensate for lower oil temp.  Thats my guess.  Never worked a day in the restaurant or bar business.

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The only thing my daughter wanted for her Birthday was a Bills Playoff Game.  We are coming in from West Palm Beach to hang with the Bills Mafia.  I am hoping we can get adopted into a friendly tailgate.  I will pick up a case along the way.  GO Bills!!

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10 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Better overcooked and crunchy than undercooked and flabby. Why is that so hard for people to make a crunchy wing??? “Just right” isn’t rocket science!  Flabby wings are disgusting and should be, at least, a fineable offense! 

 

Making an excellent wing takes work and time.  I've done a lot of experimenting and finally decided that the double fry method works best for my tastes.

 

I know @Jauronimo has also tried a variety of cooking methods.

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1 minute ago, Jauronimo said:

Most places will sacrifice quality for fast service.  They start with wet skinned wings, drop order after order without letting oil to come back up to temp, and then don't adjust timing to compensate for lower oil temp.  Thats my guess.  Never worked a day in the restaurant or bar business.

 

I think you are exactly right, and with no experience you know how to fix the symptom. The problem is they just don’t care enough. Sad....

 

There’s a nice little sports bar about a mile from my house. I used to go there for Bills games and occasionally get the wings, or even beef on weck. (One of the owners is from WNY.) They just don’t execute it well, so it doesn’t take off. When I had a serious hankering for the real stuff, I drove 80 miles round trip to a Duff’s outside of town. It was worth the trip! Same food, but done right. 

1 minute ago, Gugny said:

 

Making an excellent wing takes work and time.  I've done a lot of experimenting and finally decided that the double fry method works best for my tastes.

 

I know @Jauronimo has also tried a variety of cooking methods.

 

I know @plenzmd1 has a nephew who cooks great wings in a parking lot, but somehow he doesn’t get all the credit! 

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1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:

Most places will sacrifice quality for fast service.  They start with wet skinned wings, drop order after order without letting oil to come back up to temp, and then don't adjust timing to compensate for lower oil temp.  Thats my guess.  Never worked a day in the restaurant or bar business.

I’ve worked back of house for 15 years, everything from line cook to kitchen manager/executive chef. I would say it’s  more a combination  of rushing the orders out, cooking at too low of a temperature, and not using fresh oil.  Commercial gas fryers put out enough BTUs to not experience significant temperature drops even when dropping full baskets of frozen fish or fries.  Lots of places fry everything in 1 or 2 fryers, and most frozen food calls for temps of about 350°.  For a proper crispy wing you should really fry closer to 400°-425° and let it sit for at least a minute before saucing it.  Many kitchens also put cold sauce on hot wings, which is a recipe for a soggy wing.  

 

Just my two cents

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2 hours ago, Jauronimo said:

A Bills fan down here in Houston used to order wings naked with sauce on the side. It was about the only way to enjoy a crunchy wing.  Its just not the same and its a sad state of affairs.  

 

Sometimes when I get wings outside of WNY, I will get them plain. Then I take them home and toss them in my own sauce. If I have some rapport with the place, sometimes I just bring my own sauce and ask the kitchen to use mine. Never been a problem. Then again, I make sure to bring plenty extra, so the cooks can try some, too.

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6 hours ago, Jauronimo said:

A Bills fan down here in Houston used to order wings naked with sauce on the side. It was about the only way to enjoy a crunchy wing.  Its just not the same and its a sad state of affairs.  

Quite the lax dress codes down there.


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11 hours ago, Augie said:

 

 

 

 

 

I know @plenzmd1 has a nephew who cooks great wings in a parking lot, but somehow he doesn’t get all the credit! 

An artist has many methods, one just may be to have someone do the actual painting whilst one takes credit! The painting is still a masterpiece, that’s all that matters!

10 hours ago, Dirtyd415 said:

I’ve worked back of house for 15 years, everything from line cook to kitchen manager/executive chef. I would say it’s  more a combination  of rushing the orders out, cooking at too low of a temperature, and not using fresh oil.  Commercial gas fryers put out enough BTUs to not experience significant temperature drops even when dropping full baskets of frozen fish or fries.  Lots of places fry everything in 1 or 2 fryers, and most frozen food calls for temps of about 350°.  For a proper crispy wing you should really fry closer to 400°-425° and let it sit for at least a minute before saucing it.  Many kitchens also put cold sauce on hot wings, which is a recipe for a soggy wing.  

 

Just my two cents

425??? What you cooking in grape seed oil? 350-375 with Sams Club Canola works just fine, as long as enough oil and enough space for each wing to have its “

wiggle room”! 

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