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r2davis65
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Initial cook so hoping for the best.
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Two young Gamecocks with a little olive oil and chicken rub. Temp running between 259 - 275.
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How you doing it. The egg makes chicken amazingly good so I'm sure it will be great. Best of luck and welcome to the obsession.Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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Chickens are resting. No sure what I'll get when cut, but looks ok so far.
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If you can pull a leg off they are doneJefferson .GA.Been egging since 1985 on a medium egg
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Newbie mistakes. Think I ran temp too low. Saw two schools of thought on temp - one for cooking at 250 and one for cooking at 350. I went for 250. Also placed temp probe in wrong place. Put in breast instead of between breast and leg. Pulled out at 165 reading and breast was good but dark meat not cooked. Put back in smoker and finished cooking dark meat. Breast was still good but dark was rubbery. Still learning.
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I normally cook a spatchcock vs whole chicken. I cook them at 400 raised, direct, legs toward rear of BGE and pull when breast hits 170. Never have a problem. You may want to try spatchcocking next cook. Good luck.Fairview, Texas
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Will try the Spatchcock thing next time. Had planned to try it this time but changed my mind. Should have stuck with instincts.
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No reason to go 250 on chickens. They don't benefit from the low and slow like a brisket or ribs. I cook mine anywhere from 350-400. Breasts are done at 160 (will carry over to 165 if you let them rest), I tend to like my dark meat a bit higher. 175-180 even.
Oh and congratulations on your new Egg and first cook. It will only get better from here on out.
Rowlett, Texas
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Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey. Every cook is a learning eggsperience.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Chickens look awesome, but the smoky brown skin can be deceiving as far as doneness.I do my chickens whole and indirect at 350. have done them breast up on the cooking grate as well as standing up "beer can" method. No difference in my opinion. I do use a drip pan as you did. Can't tell if you have a spacer between the plate setter and pan, but you should. A lot of folks here swear by spatchcocking, I have tried and prefer the whole bird method - purely a personal choice.Enjoy the ride!XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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Bob, dd not use spacer between plate setter and pan. What do you use?
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Ball up some foil balls. It doesn't take much. If you have some copper fittings laying around you can use those too. Like 1/2 tees or elbows.
LBGE 2013, SBGE 2014, Mini 2015
Columbus IN -
r2davis65 said:Bob, dd not use spacer between plate setter and pan. What do you use?
XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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