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whole chicken cook time

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ljmcpherson2005
ljmcpherson2005 Posts: 11
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Any advice on cook time and temp for a 5lb whole chicken cooking indirectly?
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    How are you going to cook it?  USDA just changes their guidelines.  I cook chicken either spatched or whole upside down on vertical roaster with butt high in the dome.  Pull when Thermapen reads 160 -65 breast 170 thighs.
    If you don't have a good temperature probe put that first on your wish list. 
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited April 2013
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    About an hour and always cook to temp like @Austin Egghead said. I spatchcock and cook direct raised at 400. This one going on in a min. image
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    edited April 2013
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    <P> Mickey,</P>
    <P>Did you want to be a butcher when you were younger?</P>

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • ljmcpherson2005
    ljmcpherson2005 Posts: 11
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    Gonna do it whole inside a foil pan stuffed with mandarins and butter with a vinegar sauce and a garlic dry rub
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited April 2013
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    Little Steven said:

     Mickey,

    Did you want to be a butcher when you were younger?


    I got cutting out backbones down :-B
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    edited April 2013
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    I spatch them like Mickey, raised grid at 400 takes about an hour.  
                                                                
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited April 2013
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    This one is just about done.
    image
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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