- Nov 13, 2020
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I have read that you can over smoke food, especially chicken. I am brand new to smoking and am just curious how long I should smoke at 225 compared to the 3 hours it will take. I have heard an hour and a half is perfect.
i usually start my chicken around180- 200 with smoke for an hour then stop the smoke and crank up the heat to 350 to crisp up the skin. i remember when i did my first chicken on my offset, i had the smoke billowing out of the stack thinking that was a good thing at the time smoked that sucker for 2 or 3 hours i sort of forget exactly how long, took one bite and spit it out thinking to myself how can people eat this stuff. then i joined smf and learned what not to do!
Stuart. Maybe you lit it from the wrong end?I tried smoking a chicken once and couldn't keep the dang thing lit!
Seriously, everyone above gave you outstanding advice.
I was gifted a smoker and the bottom temp can only go to 275 but there is an upper grill. I am thinking about smoking at 200 for an hour and a half lightly, then turning it up to 250 with the broil grill on high to crisp up the skin.
I tried smoking a chicken once and couldn't keep the dang thing lit!
Seriously, everyone above gave you outstanding advice.
I would like to report my chicken turned out 6/10. I cooked to low so it did not crisp up like I was hoping. All of your comments did help and I learned a lot :)