first smoke of the year. chicken halves

[jmud]

Been grilling all winter, been itching to get the smoker fired up. Was gonna do ribs, but chicken was 1.89 a lb.

 

[jmud]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

everyone in the pool! Did a quick brine

 

[jmud]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

warming up

 

[rmmurray]

That's a nice-looking rig! I'm waiting patiently[emoji]128521[/emoji]
:popcorn

 

[jmud]

It's my little guy. 100 gallon propane tank. The big one is a 300 gallon oil tank

 

[jmud]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

patted dry and a layer of mustard applied

 

[jmud]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

buffalo dry rub applied and off to the cooker we go

 

[rmmurray]

The rub is looking good. Now for the fun part...patience.

 

[jmud]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

getting there

 

[rmmurray]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

getting there

Woohoo! Climb baby climb!

 

[jmud]

Got IT to 149, cranked the cooker wide open to crisp up a bit and brushed on a concoction of oil cider vinegar and PBR

 

[rmmurray]

Got IT to 149, cranked the cooker wide open to crisp up a bit and brushed on a concoction of oil cider vinegar and PBR

So close, keep them coming!

 

[jmud]

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• jmud
• Mar 29, 2015

finished Q view

 

[ernesttbass]

That looks top notch.

 

[rmmurray]

I see you ate quite a few of them before deciding to post pics, haha.
Thanks for the entertainment today.

 

[j3 bbq]

Good looking ckn,I cant ever get my skin crispy. Looks like you got the crispy touch though,good cook!