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Just smoked some chicken

Humpy_Dumpty
Humpy_Dumpty Posts: 34
in Poultry
About 4 hours at 225. Apple wood and a smidge of cherry for color. Haven't tasted yet. How do they look?
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,785
    Awesome..Will be interested what your verdict is... =D>
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • SoCalTim
    SoCalTim Posts: 2,158
    Looks like you hit a home run. Good job.
    I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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  • jcaspary
    jcaspary Posts: 1,479
    Looks good to me, I would eat one.
    XL BGE, LG BGE, and a hunger to grill everything in sight!!!
    Joe- Strongsville, OH
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    edited December 2014
    Looks good. I usually don't use a lot of smoke for chicken and cook raised direct so opposite of my norm. Let us know how it tastes. Did you pull at any specific internal temp?
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Humpy_Dumpty
    Humpy_Dumpty Posts: 34
    It tasted great. Wife and kids snarfed it up. This is only my second time smoking chicken; I've always grilled it hot and fast. But I have to say, this is better. The consistency of the meat is different this way, much more tender. The skin is useless, but that's ok because I just pull the meat apart like I would with a pork shoulder. In terms of smoke, stick with a mild wood like apple or cherry. The stinger woods like hickory can easily overpower poultry. That said, I did throw one small hickory chunk in the firebox, and that was plenty. Cheers!
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  • Humpy_Dumpty
    Humpy_Dumpty Posts: 34
    Oh, I pulled them at about 170 internal, in the breast
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,887
    Humpy_Dumpty said:
     How do they look?
    Almost as good as this.

    image

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    @SGH Scotty, that is one of MY very favorites! :D
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    @SGH - I think that's a tranny, man!
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,887
    nolaegghead said:
    @SGH - I think that's a tranny, man!
    If it is, I'm converting. Sorry.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • GoVols
    GoVols Posts: 216
    What a gal !
    Tim Rickman,Tn.
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  • Tinyfish
    Tinyfish Posts: 1,755
    Did you notice those nice knockers...I mean lockers.
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    Humpy_Dumpty said:
    It tasted great. Wife and kids snarfed it up. This is only my second time smoking chicken; I've always grilled it hot and fast. But I have to say, this is better. The consistency of the meat is different this way, much more tender. The skin is useless, but that's ok because I just pull the meat apart like I would with a pork shoulder. In terms of smoke, stick with a mild wood like apple or cherry. The stinger woods like hickory can easily overpower poultry. That said, I did throw one small hickory chunk in the firebox, and that was plenty. Cheers!
    Au Contraire my good friend.  If you have a toaster oven, just peel the skin off, place in toaster oven at 350 for a few minutes and you will have some delectable crispy chicken skin to snack on, kinda like pork rines but way better tasting than pork rines from the store.

    If you aren't into that, then just save the skin along with all of the bones and make your self some good ole homemade chicken stock.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    SGH said:
    Humpy_Dumpty said:
     How do they look?
    Almost as good as this.

    image
    When discussing cooking chicken,
    I'm normally turned off if breasts come into the conversation,
    but in this case,



    I could make an exception.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Guys @Mickey is just trying to cook good food and enjoy the company of the forum. Why would you post pics of his wife like that??...... He sent that pic to me in good faith and I forwarded to only @henapple so I know who the leak is.
    :-\"
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,698
    @Chubbs if that was my wife do you think @henapple would only be in Salado once a year ?

    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). 

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Pretty sure that's a tranny...
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Hitman7j
    Hitman7j Posts: 9
    Humpy_Dumpty let me as you this? did you use the sittin chicken or did you just throw them straight on the egg like they are?
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  • Humpy_Dumpty
    Humpy_Dumpty Posts: 34
    Threw them straight on. Breast up with legs pointing back. Virtually no prep work, which is alway a plus. I'm doing it again tomorrow with good chickens. Those were the cheapest ones I could find. Didn't want to test on the good stuff!!
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Sometime you should give spatchcock a try. Little more prep, but quick cook, tasty and fun to say!
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  • Hitman7j
    Hitman7j Posts: 9
    i have only done a whole chicken once and it turned out alright for the most part, i used the sitting chicken put apple juice, orange juice and onions in the base of it, then read on here to stick lemons under the skin to keep the meat a little moist. i wasn't happy with it, now the meat was good had a good flavor but looking for a new way to do it for next time.
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    A splayed chicken is on my to do list ... you might also try to cook one that way.

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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