Temperature for Chicken

Capt. Rich

Doing some boneless Chicken breast & some thighs with bones. Going direct cook, any ideas on temperature & time on the grill??

AZRP

The breasts I would pull at 160 and I like to take thighs to 200. -RP

surveyor

I usually cook chicken at about 350 but most of the time I go indirect

Grandpas Grub

 
USDA guidelines for chicken and Turkey is 165°. I have always got very moist cooks when cooking to 165°.



With whole chicken it really doesn't seem to matter if the chicken is cooked at 225° to as high as 500° dome. The results of the skin will be different.

I cook chicken direct and indirect again always good.

However, lately I have been cooking chickien to about 180° - 200° and getting a very tender texture, however, it is less moist - not at all dry.

Chicken is fun to try different cook methods on.

GG

Dave in So Cal

Depends on your temps. If you do them at 350 - 400 direct, the thighs could take up to an hour to get up to 165. The breasts will cook much faster since they do not have bones. I would say about 15 mins to reach temp. Therefore, think about staggering your start times so everything is done at the same time.