Skin side up or down?

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316sports

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Jul 2, 2007

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Crossroads, Tx

• Aug 3, 2007

• #1

Does it really matter if the skin side is up or down on the grilling plates when smoking chicken? Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate you all for helping this "newbie."

 

dirty ole phil

StickBurners

Jul 6, 2007

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Mid. So. Calif in Desert

• Aug 3, 2007

• #2

NO not that I know of. Skin side down will give you the grill marks. Cook at 350 and to get crispy skin.

 

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316sports

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Jul 2, 2007

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Crossroads, Tx

• Aug 3, 2007

• #3

Thanks very much for the help.

 

blackhawk19

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Jun 20, 2007

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Troy AL

• Aug 3, 2007

• #4

Are you doing a whole chicken? If so I start mine breast down for the first 1 to 1 1/2 hrs to set the juices in it then turn it over for the rest of the smoke

 

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316sports

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Crossroads, Tx

• Aug 3, 2007

• #5

I am smoking quarters.

 

ultramag

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Apr 17, 2006

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Garden City, MO

• Aug 7, 2007

• #6

You can cook them skin up at a lower temp in the beginning then turn them over and bump the heat at the end of the cook. ( the last 20-45 mins.) This works pretty well to keep them in the smoke longer for flavor then crisp skin at the end.