20 Best Recipes For Turkey Wings

There are a variety of ways to cook turkey wings. Just as you would prepare chicken wings, you can prepare turkey wings. Once removed from the whole turkey, or purchased as fresh turkey wings in a package, turkey wings can be grilled, broiled, baked, grilled smoked, air fried and slow cooked. There are many delicious turkey wing recipes and I am sharing the best wing recipes I could find.

It should take about 45-50 minutes, depending on the size of the whole wings and the method of preparation. To be on the safe side, the internal temperature of the thickest part of the meat should be at least 165℉/75℃ when a meat thermometer is inserted in the thickest part of the wing.

Whole turkey wings can be separated into different parts. The drumettes will have the most dark meat on it and get its name because it resembles the drumstick part of the whole turkey.

Next is the wingette, flapper, flat or middle wing. All of these terms are used to describe the second section of a turkey wing. Farthest down the wing is the wing tip.

The turkey wing tip is often the most sought after because of it is the crispiest part of the whole bird, outside of the crispy skin. Often aluminum foil is used to protect the wing tips from over cooking and becoming tough and burnt.