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I'm planning to smoke 3 hens tomorrow but I'm worried about being done to early.
If I run my smoker at 250-275 I know a 4.5-5 lbs chicken takes 3.5-4 hours. So if change the chickens to 22oz (~1.5lbs) hens should it only take 2.5-3 hours?
Cornish are tiny and not very thick in the thickest part. I haven't timed them but I'd be surprised if they took 2.5 - 3 hours. Plan for that amount of time but have some foil and a cooler ready for if they are done too soon.
It would also depend upon whether or not you stuffed them. Because cornish cook so fast and are out of the danger zone fairly quickly I usually make my sisters recipe a pork sausage/cranberry stuffing for them.
With Bigger birds like Chickens and such for safety reasons, I do any stuffing in a casserole dish.
I have never smoke any cornish hens I have always do them on the regular grill. I have also thought it was going to take too long for a weekday smoke after work of course. So chef would you post your smoke and let me know how long they take so I can smoke some during the week.