Need ideas for chicken thighs

egghead2004

I'll be home early this afternnon and have 1/2 dozen chicken thighs my wife wants me to cook for her. Just looking for a few good ideas to try tonight. Any Thoughts?

Freak

egghead2004,[p]I would say season with a mellow blend, slow cook w/ a little smoke, and mix the meat in with a nice risotto (maybe with different shrooms). Mixed green salad, some fresh bread...[p]-Tom

Mark Backer

egghead2004,[p]The wife made some at 250 or so for seven hours. they were slightly overdone but still great. You could do them at 250 or 260 for five or six hours and they'd be perfect.[p]slow cooked chicken rules

egghead2004

"risotto"[p]Good call, I have not had any in a while. I wonder if I can sneak some good cheese in there somewhere. I have brocolli, carrots, and spinach in the fridge already....hmmm....

egghead2004

Mark Backer,
I saw those pics, looking good. You're right about slow cooked chicken. I will only have 3 hours or so to cook this time, maybe 275-300 on a raised grid indirect on the small will do it? I wish I had ordered one of those thremapens the first go around so I don't overcook these, but the link that was posted showed the price $395.00. What I did not see was that was for 6 thermapens. I saw all you folks buying these things like hotcakes and wondering what kind of jobs do you people have?

Mark Backer

egghead2004,[p]I was thinking the same thing at 70 bucks when I was about the 80th person to buy one. LOL[p]Interestingly enough, I was at the mothership yesterday (as you might have heard) and they are now selling a BGE branded polder insta-read that is nearly identical in appearance to the thermapen we are talking about. I don't know how "instant" it is, but the cost was 39.95[p]Something to consider. Not for today, obviously, but sometime.[p]As for the indirect elevated chicken cook, I'd say 275ish would be about right. Besides, if you overcook it, you can STILL make the best smoked chicken salad you've ever tasted in your life. We did.

WooDoggies

egghead2004,[p]You'll make great chicken thighs in 2 hours direct on a raised grid keeping the dome temp between 250 and 275.
Flip every 20 minutes or so. And if you want the skin a little crispier, finish them off by raising the temp to 300 or more keeping an eye on them until the skin is nice and brown.
Very easy, never fails falling off the bone moist and tender.... good luck![p]john

Unknown

Mark Backer,[p]Chicken thighs will cook done in about 2 hours and 45 minutes at 250 degrees measured at the cooking grid. Any longer than this will just cook all the moisture out of them. [p]Dave

bobbyb

Mark Backer,
I bought one of the BGE look-a-likes at the last eggtoberfest. It definitely is NOT instant read.
Regards, bobbyb

Mark Backer

bobbyb,[p]That's what I wanted to know. [p]Thanks.

Freak

egghead2004,[p]Asiago is good, add a pat of butter and a touch of cream at the very end. [p]-Tom

BBQfan1

WooDoggies,
"Very easy, never fails falling off the bone moist and tender.... good luck!"

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moist and tender.....and WD has the juice stains on his shirt to prove it! I was there and saw him actually squirted with juice from thighs cooked with this method!
Qfan

QBabe

egghead2004,[p]Direct on a raised grid, 250°-275° for maybe 2 hrs. I love Tsunami Spin on chicken thighs...[p]Very simple, easy and the most tender, juicy chicken you'll ever eat.[p]Tonia
:~)