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Grilled Yardbird

500
500 Posts: 3,194
I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
Member since 2009

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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,681
    Looks great. Chicken gives me the most trouble, I just can't seem to get it right.
    What temp did you cook at?

  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    GregW said:
    Looks great. Chicken gives me the most trouble, I just can't seem to get it right.
    What temp did you cook at?

    Go it indirect....and don’t exceed 165 internal temp. Safe method....keep trying brother.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,194
    edited January 2018
    I go 375-400* raised direct. Put the breasts on first for 15 minutes before the dark meat. Using a thermopen, get the breast to 160 and the thigh and legs to 180 IT. At the last 10 minutes I drop them to the main grid and open the vents some to get the skin crispy. Oh and season then ahead with at least salt and let them dry in the fridge uncovered for 4 hours or more. This is about a 50 to 60 minute cook for me but tonight it
    was closer to 50 minutes 
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173

    500 said:
    Some fine looking bird right there.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
    Very nice. I'd hit it
    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Love me some yardbird. That’s how I do mine these days, raised direct. Looks delicious!
  • Yum!  Nice work!!
    Columbus, OH - XL BGE and Medium BGE
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    That looks really good! Love the color!!

    Raised direct, 400° for me. Flipping from time to time. T-pen for temp. Had two large chicken breasts last night. Grilled both and ate one for dinner. It was good. Forgot about the other one and it sat out on the counter all night before I moved it to the trash. Oh well. Glad it was just chicken and nothing fancy. 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut