I come from using a pellet smoker/grill.......

uwing

Have only used the pellet grill but one time since September. The food from the BGE produces far better results. This is the 2nd bird cooks I have had and they by far the best bird cooks I have had...... love this BGE

NPHuskerFL

Looks great!

radamo

Those look great.  Try a spatchcock on the egg.  Haven't cooked a chicken any other way since I first tried it. 

I moved to a BGE from a Bradley.  Loved my Bradley but would never go back.  

Glad you are enjoying the egg. 

fusionhq

Those look great, welcome!!

NPHuskerFL

Once ya go Spatchcock ya won't go back

fusionhq

I agree with all above. I only do spatchcock. Let us know if you need details.

uwing

I had to Google spatchcock, looks like you just butterfly it. I've done that with pound chicken, never tried it without the pounding. ..... going to have to try it out.

theyolksonyou

Just cut out the backbone and break the breast bone( I give it one good CPR chest compression). Lay it out and 400 raised direct. Dry for the night in the fridge for better skin. Easy peasy. Good stuff.

revolver1

Spatchcock is the way, you will never go back.  

SGH

Looks like a winner to me. If I may ask, what pellet grill did/do you have?

bweekes

Looks great. And +1 on spatchcock. 

uwing

@SGH‌ I have a PG2100 made by Englander.

SGH

uwing said:

@SGH‌ I have a PG2100 made by Englander.

Awesome my friend. Nothing wrong with a pellet smoker at all in my opinion. I have been known to cook on other cookers besides the egg as well. A man can't have to many ways to cook the way I see it.

tulocay

Welcome

uwing

@SGH‌ I know I will still use it. The BGE seem to becoming my go too. I will have both cookers going for thanksgiving.

Thanks for the welcome friend's

StillSmoken

My father in law has a Traeger. It works great for him as he is 78. Just turn it on and go. I've had some great ribs and wings off it.

Grillin_beers

@uwing‌ like @SGH‌ said, there is nothing wrong with having multiple cookers. I love my BGE but I sometimes fire up my webber kettle from time to time. I've never used a pellet cooker before but would love to give it a time sometime. Welcome to the cult and I looks forward to seeing some of your cooks!

Brisket_Fanatic

Welcome, birds look great!

logchief

I did my first spatchcock a couple of weeks ago and it was a snap.  Bird is so good on the BGE, nice looking birds.

Photo Egg

Grillin_beers said:

@uwing‌ like @SGH‌ said, there is nothing wrong with having multiple cookers. I love my BGE but I sometimes fire up my webber kettle from time to time. I've never used a pellet cooker before but would love to give it a time sometime. Welcome to the cult and I looks forward to seeing some of your cooks!

It's all good...

Ragtop99

Welcome!  

Put some foil over the platesetter and you'll have less mess to clean-up and no chicken grease smell on other cooks.

theyolksonyou

Ragtop99 said:

Welcome!  

Put some foil over the platesetter and you'll have less mess to clean-up and no chicken grease smell on other cooks.

+1 on the foil

uwing

@Ragtop99‌ I usually put a foil pan under with added water to promote moisture. I simply forget this time. Here some chicken thighs with a mopping sauce. Never thought of just wrapping the platesetter, seems to be more logical. Thanks for the tip!

caliking

Those birds look good!

Little Steven

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Grillin_beers said:

@uwing‌ like @SGH‌ said, there is nothing wrong with having multiple cookers. I love my BGE but I sometimes fire up my webber kettle from time to time. I've never used a pellet cooker before but would love to give it a time sometime. Welcome to the cult and I looks forward to seeing some of your cooks!

It's all good...

Hey man! Thanks for that pic over on the other forum. Coulda gone the rest of my life without seeing that again. As a matter of fact, I've been dieting ever since so it that too tall Mexican lifts me up again all that will be seen is lean and mean. I think you owe me  beer!

Little Steven

uwing said:

Have only used the pellet grill but one time since September. The food from the BGE produces far better results. This is the 2nd bird cooks I have had and they by far the best bird cooks I have had...... love this BGE

Welcome! I'venever used a pellet grill but have heard nothing but good about them. BTW, your chickens are upside down

anton

@uwing, welcome.
Funny, I joined a Facebook meat smoking page, and as soon as I said I used an egg, the groaning and lame comments towards me started. "You have to be rich", "we built ours" "we only believe in pellets and chips","do you even hunt?" and on and on.... Glad to see you have an open mind, and like more than one type of cooker.
This forum has helped me use my egg to it's fullest, hope you enjoy yourself.
:-bd

uwing

@anton‌ if the same page I joined, the one that sells the t-shirts. That can be a tough crowd. Oddly pellet smokers usually get most the grief. They think you should be chopping down trees and rubbing two sticks together to stoke a fire. .... lol..... It can be a good resource though.