# What else can you use to stick ShakeNBake to chicken? NEED ANSWER FAST! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625 "2010-10-28T04:17:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/1 "2010-10-28T04:17:33Z")
I defrosted the chicken yesterday, I need to bake it soon! HELP! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/2 "2010-10-28T04:20:41Z")
milk and egg. beat the egg, stir in milk, dip chicken parts in wet mixture. Then roll in shake n bake ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/3 "2010-10-28T04:22:45Z")
a paste of cornstarch and water. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/4 "2010-10-28T04:28:57Z")
Heh except egg. šŸ˜ƒ I should have mentioned: the instructions on the box say use an egg, but what else besides egg can I use? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/5 "2010-10-28T04:28:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > milk and egg. beat the egg, stir in milk, dip chicken parts in wet mixture. Then roll in shake n bake Answered in one. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/6 "2010-10-28T04:35:02Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > Heh except egg. šŸ˜ƒ > > I should have mentioned: the instructions on the box say use an egg, but what else besides egg can I use? Mayo. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/7 "2010-10-28T04:59:26Z")
no mayo in the house. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/8 "2010-10-28T05:07:55Z")
Iā€™ve used ranch dressing to get breadcrumbs to stick to my oven baked chicken nuggets but I donā€™t know if the seasonings in the Shake and Bake would clash. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/9 "2010-10-28T05:08:05Z")
Should I try ranch + tabasco? I also have some bbq sauce. Stupid eggs are $2 each around here. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/10 "2010-10-28T05:14:44Z")
Missed window: 20 cents each. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/11 "2010-10-28T05:21:06Z")
Ranch would work, with or without the tabasco. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/12 "2010-10-28T05:43:44Z")
Potato starch makes an eggsellent egg replacer. Ya know, like in [Ener-G Egg Replacer](http://www.amazon.com/Ener-G-Egg-Replacer-16-454/dp/B000QSS2C4). Iā€™ve been using this stuff for years in lieu of eggs, and have never had anyone notice. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/13 "2010-10-28T06:37:20Z")
Let the chicken marinate in buttermilk, overnight. Add a 1/2 cup of flour (optional) to some BBQ recipe shake and bake. Shake and Fryā€¦ forget about baking. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/14 "2010-10-28T06:56:19Z")
ShakeNBake is like breadcrumbs, yes? I find that melted butter works well enough. Maybe pat with some flour first to make it stick more. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/15 "2010-10-28T06:58:27Z")
The flour isnā€™t so much (optional) perse, as much as the amount of flour to use with BBQ (glaze) ShakeNBakeā€¦ sort of consider it an emmullient and Spice packet to your Flour batter. Itā€™s a firstā€¦ BBQ Fried Chicken with some qualities of both, thanks to food technology. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/16 "2010-10-28T07:06:42Z")
dip in milk, coat with flour, then dip in milk again, then shake and bake. The flour supplies the goopiness that normally would be supplied by the egg. If this works let me know so I can patent it. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/17 "2010-10-28T07:06:59Z")
Kelloggā€™s Corn Flake Crumbs (plus mayo for me, but you can use other things) works fine for me. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if it were cheaper than Shakeā€™nā€™Bake too. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/18 "2010-10-28T07:39:39Z")
Ranch dressing was mediocre as far as the SnB sticking to the chicken. However, since it added fat, the chicken came out really tender and juicy. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/19 "2010-10-28T07:56:18Z")
I thought the whole point of shakenbake was that you donā€™t have to use anything other than chicken rinsed in water and its natural moistness and excretions to adhere the coat. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625/20 "2010-10-28T08:26:19Z")
Iā€™m thinkinā€™ if you mess with shakenbake crumb coats outside of its exacting parameters- lightly coated, natural, washed, skin on chicken pieces, you might have some suboptimal, and wet chicken. You could of course shoot for ā€œinterestingā€ results. Nobody ever seemed to like the Shake and bake BBQ introduced way back in the '80ā€™s. Iā€™m thinking it could use some sideral engineeringā€¦ We have Spam, Spam, Spam,ā€¦ and Spam Shake N Bake. Go make suzhi wit dat! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625.md?page=2)