So the cornstarch is basically turning wings into jerky? Sounds like @loganbaker's friend was onto something with the leather footballs. I tried it once and the skin got this weird, kind of plasticky crunch, like a stale potato chip. It wasn't crispy good, it was crispy sad. I'm with you, just drying them off really well is the only trick that works for me.

Honestly that tracks for Portland, where the best ideas come from staring at a bad thrift store painting! It's like your brain gets so offended it has to build something better just to feel clean again. I do a similar thing by looking at the most boring corporate websites I can find when I need a creative jumpstart. Something about all that sad gray just makes me want to make the complete opposite.