Smoked chicken.

JGIFFORD · May 2012

I have 2 butts on now and the wife is porked out this weekend and wants Chicken. Is it safe to smoke at 225F and if I half it up about how long will it take say 2LB per each half. I normally cook my chicken direct heat high in the dome bout 400 and let the smoke roll but today that's not a option.

Doc_Eggerton · May 2012

225 will work, but take awhile. I did a turkey this weekend at 200 and it took 6 hours.

JGIFFORD · May 2012

Maybe 2-3 hours you think?

Doc_Eggerton · May 2012

You cannot schedule a slow smoke. It will take what it takes.

JGIFFORD · May 2012

No you can't schedule it but if you cook as much as I do you can make a dang good guess. I just don't have experience cooking chicken like this. I am wanting feedback from someone who has done this.

lousubcap · May 2012

Just checked some notes as it has been quite a while since I smoked a chix-and I saw around 30-40 mins/# (about a 5 # chix) at a dome of 250+/-. So your initial estimate is in the ball-park. Enjoy-

JGIFFORD · May 2012

Just checked some notes as it has been quite a while since I smoked a chix-and I saw around 30-40 mins/# (about a 5 # chix) at a dome of 250+/-. So your initial estimate is in the ball-park. Enjoy-

Thank you so much.

mountaindewbass · May 2012

I cook chicken at 350 for about 40 minutes

The Cen-Tex Smoker · May 2012

And it's totally safe at that temp.

Phoenix824 · May 2012

I did a beer butt chicken with my ribs last weekend. Temp 250 5lbs chicken. Took a little under 3 hours. Cut it into 8 pieces everything was falling off the bone. I was figuring 45 minutes per lbs when I put it on but was done sooner.

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