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Can't believe no one else mentioned this, or maybe I missed it....ALWAYS put chicken beneath other meats when using a vertical style smoke. Bacterial issues demand this.
I tend to like my beefies med-rare, so 4 1/2 hours usually does it, doing at 250º though. Beefies are great.