First smoke & starting with Whole chicken w/pics

altramagnus · Nov 19, 2011

Ok so got everything set up ready to go. Just need to light the smoker get it to temp. Going to season the birds in a few.

Im taking pics so you will get to see. I know you want to :)

Wish me luck. Little nervous but excited all the same.

Shawn

SmokinAl · Nov 19, 2011

Good luck Shawn!

altramagnus · Nov 19, 2011

Thanks.

Everything is fired up, birds on @ 12pm EST. Temp is sitting at 250f right now. Adjusting everything till I get the feel and get the temp up a bit more.

Shawn

altramagnus · Nov 19, 2011

Some early pics.

Apple & Cherry wood

Apples/onions for inside bird and water pan

Smoking

I will report back later.

Shawn

JckDanls 07 · Nov 19, 2011

TBS is rolling.. should be done by know... hope all went well

SmokinAl · Nov 19, 2011

Yes, how did it turn out?

altramagnus · Nov 19, 2011

Sorry guys, wrapped them up and stuck them in the cooler then did my clean up.

And not to make you wait any longer.............I give you......................

With and without flash.

I will snap a pic when I slice one up. The other is going to work for my buddies to try..

Shawn

JckDanls 07 · Nov 19, 2011

:drool: :Looks-Great:

Now thats what I'm talking about... EXCELLENT.... they look FANTABULOUS.. You gotta be happy witht that

chef jimmyj · Nov 19, 2011

They look good...BUT...I need to caution you on all that Apples and Onions....They can keep the cavity at a much lower temp than the outside of the bird leading to Bacterial growth!....One Quartered Apple and One Quartered Onion is Plenty...More is definately not Better when it comes to stuffing Poultry...Be Safe...JJ

altramagnus · Nov 19, 2011

Chef JimmyJ said:
They look good...BUT...I need to caution you on all that Apples and Onions....They can keep the cavity at a much lower temp than the outside of the bird leading to Bacterial growth!....One Quartered Apple and One Quartered Onion is Plenty...More is definately not Better when it comes to stuffing Poultry...Be Safe...JJ

Looks like more than it is, each had 1 quarter of onion and 2 quarters apple. The rest in that bowl went into the water bowl :)

Shawn

altramagnus · Nov 19, 2011

JckDanls 07 said:
:

Now thats what I'm talking about... EXCELLENT.... they look FANTABULOUS.. You gotta be happy witht that

Thanks and you have no idea man. I think they turned out pretty good for my very first smoke ever.

As soon as the wife gets home it's all she wrote for 1 of those birds.

Shawn

raptor700 · Nov 19, 2011

Great job Shawn,

Awesome color

Thanks for sharing

venture · Nov 19, 2011

Some of the chix we buy in my area are just called "young chix". Or "whole chix" even though the giblets might be missing or incomplete? Even with the giblets, I wonder what the chances are the giblets matched the chix? Or if the matching part matters that much? LOL It is all done on such a large scale these days. If it wasn't, our costs would be much higher.

Good luck and good smoking.

jacobtia · Nov 20, 2011

Good looking birds there my friend!

altramagnus · Nov 21, 2011

jacobtia said:
Good looking birds there my friend!

Thanks man, they were fantastic also. Can't wait to do my Turkey Fri.

Shawn

toyman · Nov 22, 2011

How long did they take?

altramagnus · Nov 22, 2011

Toyman said:
How long did they take?

About 4 1/2 hours.

Shawn

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