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    Planning on smoking my first whole chicken along with some quarters. Am I missing anything important

    Thanks for the replies. After I posted this I saw that I was way off on the time. I'll skip the water in the water pan but I'll still put the pan in for the drippings. Makes sense on inserting the probe after a little bit, should work out just right for putting the quarters in.
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    Going to smoke my first whole chicken as well as some quarters. Am I missing anything important? Qu

    I have 4 quarter sections and a 6.5lb bird sitting in a brine in my fridge right now, planning on letting it swim for ~24hrs. After I take it out tomorrow night I'll rince, pat dry and let sit open in the fridge over night to dry. Tuesday morning I will lightly oil the skin with EVOO or butter...
  3. tmodlin

    Planning on smoking my first whole chicken along with some quarters. Am I missing anything important

    I have 4 quarter sections and a 6.5lb bird sitting in a brine in my fridge right now, planning on letting it swim for ~24hrs. After I take it out tomorrow night I'll rince, pat dry and let sit open in the fridge over night to dry. Tuesday morning I will lightly oil the skin with EVOO or butter...
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    Long time griller, new smoker from southern MN.

    Rookie smoker here but no stranger to using outdoor cooking techniques. After many years of wanting a smoker I bought my first one. Figured to get me started I'd pick up the Masterbuilt Dual fuel 2 door unit from Home Depot. Although it isnt the best of the best I think it is a great starting...
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