Chicken leg quarters

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I'm using a UniFlame gas grill and I will have about 40lbs of chicken leg quarters to grill next week. I need some tips on how to do this and turn out top notch chicken. Any and all help will be appreciated. Yes I'm a newbie but I'm willing to learn.

 

[SmokinAl]

Just type chicken quarters in the search box and a bunch of recipes will come up. Which ever recipe you choose I would definitely brine them first.

 

[richoso1]

Regardless of how you cook/smoke/grill the chicken parts, do consider brining. There are plenty of good brine recipes here, just check the Wiki section for recipes. save the planet... it's all good my friend.

 

[boykjo]

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The Qveiw

I agree with brining but I also found You can also make delicious chicken by placing the chicken in a large zip lock and add rub to coat the chicken and set in the fridge for a few days moving the chicken around about twice a day. I use john Henry's pecan rub from Texas or I use Jeff's rub. You can also marinate the chicken is a sauce... I use George's or Dillard's BBQ sauce..... I smoke at 275 degrees with hickory. If your grill doesn't have smoking capabilities i would suggest a A-Maze-N-Smoker... You will be able to hot and cold smoke

One more thing, how about swinging over to roll call and introducing yourself so we can give you a proper welcome and don't forget to fill out your profile

Happy smoking……

Joe

 

[biaviian]

I'm partial to the rub in a bag method myself.  It also works great for wings.

 

[beer-b-q]

 

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[remsr]

I'm smoking 10 pounds of chicken quarters tomorrow would like to wet brine using Tender Quick don't know how much to use.

 

[boykjo]

I suggest you follow a poultry recipe directly from morton's website and adjust accordingly.

http://www.mortonsalt.com/recipe/brined-roasted-whole-turkey/

Boykjo

 

[jack l]

I have yet to make successful smoked chicken using my electric smoker.  Like everyone the skin turns out rubbery.  I see where it is suggested to raise the temperature between 250-300 to get the chicken crisp.  Does that work for most of you? 

Usually when smoking chicken with skin such as leg quarters, I just use my grill.  But I don't get as good a smoke when using my Smokin-It 3D.