Chicken Thigh SUCCESS!

[SmokerNovice]

I have learned a LOT from you guys on this site. I am still very new to smoking, having completed my 3rd smoke today. Did ribs and bone in chicken thighs. The ribs came out fantastic, but the star of the show was the chicken! I did it very simple. First tossed them onto a very hot grill for about 45 seconds per side to crisp up the skin with some Famous Daves dry rub on them. Then smoked @225 for 2 hours with only the dry rub. I then put a generous amount of my homemade sweet/spicey BBQ sauce on them, and smoked for 1 more hour. 3 hours total. They came out unreal! Thanks again to everyone on here for the help!


Forgot to mention, my smoker is a Masterbuilt Electric

 

[Inscrutable]

Making me hungry!

 

[smokerjim]

they look fantastic,

 

[SmokerNovice]

Thanks fellas !

 

[Smoke23]

Those look great!

 

[SmokinLogs]

That’s some awesome looking yardbird!

 

[tallbm]

I have learned a LOT from you guys on this site. I am still very new to smoking, having completed my 3rd smoke today. Did ribs and bone in chicken thighs. The ribs came out fantastic, but the star of the show was the chicken! I did it very simple. First tossed them onto a very hot grill for about 45 seconds per side to crisp up the skin with some Famous Daves dry rub on them. Then smoked @225 for 2 hours with only the dry rub. I then put a generous amount of my homemade sweet/spicey BBQ sauce on them, and smoked for 1 more hour. 3 hours total. They came out unreal! Thanks again to everyone on here for the help!


Forgot to mention, my smoker is a Masterbuilt Electric

Hi there and welcome!
Great work on the thighs, it's my favorite part of the chicken!

When people are new to smoking and ask what they should smoke first I always recommend boneless skinless chicken thighs because they are probably the simplest cut of meat out there to smoke!

No skin to fool with, they need no brining, you just season up, smoke, and they have AMAZING flavor! You went with the skin on and hitting the skin with the grill was the right way to go to ensure you didn't end up with leather skin.

Keep it up!