Cornish game hens - rotisserie or smoke?

[scott french]

Which method would you use? I am doing them for Christmas dinner. I have a rotisserie with infrared broiler in my grill. I also could put them in my smoker. I asked about beef tenderloin in the beef subforum. I could smoke both in my smoker. Probably only rotisserie the cornish hens in the grill and smoke the beef tenderloin.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

My opinion is a little biased but I'd do the hens on spinner.

 

[Dave in AZ]

I just bought 4. They are all shrink wrapped. I toss them in my sous vide at 170f and cook them as is. When done, I season and "reverse sear" them at 400 or so in convection oven or air fryer to brown.

 

[Brokenhandle]

I vote rotisserie...

This was a little more of old school rotisserie but get such great color to them.

Ryan

 

[Retired Spook]

I vote rotisserie over coals. Love me some Cornish games hens.

 

[scott french]

My opinion is a little biased but I'd do the hens on spinner.

Ok, great. Smoker for tenderloin, rotisserie for hens.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Ok, great. Smoker for tenderloin, rotisserie for hens.

Sounds like a plan. Happy smoking!

 

[bill ace 350]

I just bought 4. They are all shrink wrapped. I toss them in my sous vide at 170f and cook them as is. When done, I season and "reverse sear" them at 400 or so in convection oven or air fryer to brown.

Old thread but excellent idea! I have three in the freezer. Trying this real soon...

 

[Fueling Around]

Missed this thread.
My last cook with hens was stuffing them with Uncle Ben's rice and wild rice pilaf with 1# of ground pork per package. I don't remember how many hens (maybe 8) in the dutch oven along with potatoes and carrots. On the charcoal bottom and top for about 2 hours. Skin not crispy, but rave reviews from the eaters.
Try using the Uncle Ben's and ground pork pilaf stuffing for the rotisserie. It will season from the inside.