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  1. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    That skin missing was getting chomped on when the pic was being taken 
  2. hardwater

    Doing Chicken Legs this weekend.

    That looks like some good chicken! I've been doing okay just holding 250ish.  But the skin doesn't quite have the snap I'm looking for.  When I bite into it, it breaks, but I get much bigger chunks than a bites worth.   I like your idea of smoking then raising the temps up.  I'm definitely...
  3. hardwater

    Everything is coming together

    Very nice!
  4. hardwater

    Doing Chicken Legs this weekend.

    Oh yeah, skip the water pan completely!
  5. hardwater

    Doing Chicken Legs this weekend.

    Brine them.  Something like 2 tbls vinegar, 3 tbls kosher salt, maybe some onion and garlic powder,  then some kick, red pepper, cayenne or tabasco, heck all three if you really like fire.  Mix it in a gallon of water, soak chicken 3-5 hours. I've been doing them at 250, but I'm going to go up...
  6. hardwater

    Everything is coming together

    Good work on those mods, nice play by play too!, Keep us posted 
  7. hardwater

    Everything is coming together

    Good luck!!! Please post results!!
  8. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    I love the raw sugar, if I didn't have a bunch of Jeff's rub mixed up with brown, I'd of used it on the bird rub.  I used on a pork butt and will never go back to processed sugar as soon as I'm out of this super batch of Jeff's Rub.  I'll have to try the Mayo trick and no I wouldn't use miracle...
  9. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    Ill be trying them hotter next time for sure.
  10. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    The corn was okay, nothing really special, just as well of boiled it or grilled it.
  11. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    I've been doing these awhile on my weber kettle, this was only my second on my ECB... My first was with out the mods I added.  This one went much smoother.  I love these chickens, they are a big hit with the folks I tend to feed.  I do think I could work on making the skin more crisp to the...
  12. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    All was well, usually brine 3 hours longer, but decided to go for this tonight in a rush and it worked out wonderful.  
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  14. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    Notice there's no probe in the bird.  When I was getting started, I knew I was going to wind up having a late dinner, so I left out the meat probe in my rush.  I had to open it to stick it in at some point and that was it.   The temps usually bounce right back, I've left them alone and also...
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    Spatch cock chicken

  16. hardwater

    Spatch cock chicken

    Brined 5 hours.  Raw sugar and sea salt, 2:1.   Jeffs rub. Pecan, Apple, Cherry wood + Lump Coal @ 240-250.  Internal temp is 145 after 1 hour 45 minutes.  Sweet corn was soaked in cold water an hour, de silked and rubbed in olive oil.  
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  18. hardwater

    My ECB + Q

    Good dinner tonight!  Brined the chicken, raw sugar/sea salt 2:1, 5 hours.  Spatch Cocked. My favorite + my favorite rub.
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