Oh my word!

[TNJHubert]

We just devoured our first smoked chicken! We've never smoked before. I'm beyond impressed! It's probably the best chicken I've ever had! Here's what I did:

I brined over night in 1 gallon of water, 1 cup kosher salt, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1TBS whole peppercorns and 1TBS minced garlic.
When I woke up I pulled the bird out, rinsed her, spatchcocked it and put it on a drying rack in the fridge for a few hours.
After that I mixed up some butter and POG and made slits under the skin and rubbed it inside as well as all over. Threw it in our new MES30 at 275 for about 3 hours with a mix of hickory and apple wood. It was delish! Definitely a hit with my picky 3 year old! Thanks for all the help and advice!

 

[motocrash]

Great Job! Junkie;)

 

[TNJHubert]

Great Job! Junkie;)

I am now! I don't think I'll ever cook chicken another way!

 

[halleone]

Mmm,mmm, boy that sounds good. Kinda makes my Italian chicken sausage dinner not nearly as appetizing! Smoke on!

 

[bdskelly]

Nothing better than smoked yardbirds. So.. next time smoke 2. Have one for dinner. The second one to make chicken tortilla soup later in the week. The smoke in the bird brings out an authentic Mexican flavor. Perfect winter meal. B

 

[TNJHubert]

Nothing better than smoked yardbirds. So.. next time smoke 2. Have one for dinner. The second one to make chicken tortilla soup later in the week. The smoke in the bird brings out an authentic Mexican flavor. Perfect winter meal. B

Mmm that's a great idea! I have a killer chicken tortilla soup recipe!

 

[TNJHubert]

Mmm,mmm, boy that sounds good. Kinda makes my Italian chicken sausage dinner not nearly as appetizing! Smoke on!

That sounds delicious!

 

[mosparky]

• Wait, There's More !! Just staying simple, wait til you smoke a turkey and Make left over dihes from it (Smoked Turkey Noodle Soup comes to mind). Or put a fresh smoke on that store bought Ham. So many everyday dishes get sooo much better with smoke.

 

[Co4ch D4ve]

Great looking yardbird! Points! I'm betting we see a chicken tortilla soup post on here in the next... what, 3 days? Heck it might be from me!

 

[GaryHibbert]

Great job on your chicken. And a very first smoke at that!! Job well done.
POINT
Gary

 

[tropics]

Nice job on the yard bird.
Richie

 

[bluewhisper]

That looks perfect! Try it again with split chicken breasts, where each person gets one piece.

Save the bones for making smoked chicken stock. Try that as a base for a bean soup.

 

[SmokinAl]

It looks delicious!
Very juicy!
Nice job!
Al