ECB chicken basics.

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Jul 3, 2017
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I got a couple big meaty chicken leg quarters on the smoker. I decided to really use some heat for clean chunk burning. I didn't want the heat to be to high for the meat though.. I Started up hot chimney with some old half used bbk in it and half used hickory chunks too.. put fresh bbk in with it. I got it all lit and dumped. Added new hickory and let it blacken up before adding the ECB body on with a full charcoal pan of water above the flames..
 
So big heat and bunch of hickory on.. vents open full boogie. Got the chicken going but it's just 210 there on that grate . It's what I wanted. Big smoke not big heat at the meat.. nice light smoke coming out.. that blue treat you gotta have.. Lol..
 
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Gonna finish chicken with just the grate over the coal pan
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If I had no water in that big pan it would be 300 on that chicken.
 
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Watching.  I have one of these I dont use.   

Was just looking at it tonught
 
Key to the good smoke.. looks like burn the coals and wood hot.. keep that clean smoke and don't burn the chicken .. that water pan full and cold really helps allow a good hot coal pan to give that smoke. Got this bad boy down!
 
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