Smoked boneless chicken breast. Questions?

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DieselTech

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Guys & gals I want to do some boneless chicken breast on my pit boss pellet grill.

What would be my best planned attack at this?

Should I smoke at 180°f-200°F for a hour or so & then baste with bbq sauce & wrap in foil & increase temp to say 225°250°f to finish at 165°f temp?

Thanks. Any & all help appreciated.
 
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Maybe a bit of both. Smoke at low temp for a bit then hit them Hot and fast till the temp you want. Just don't over smoke them. As DougE DougE said they can dry out.
 
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Maybe a bit of both. Smoke at low temp for a bit then hit them Hot and fast till the temp you want. Just don't over smoke them. As DougE DougE said they can dry out.
I was thinking a 30minute heavy smoke @180°f then grill at 300°-350°f till it hits a IT of 165°f

I guess what do you consider HOT & Fast?

Thanks.
 
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What's kinda funny or dumb coincidence is I'm brining the chicken breast in a Cajun brine. I will read thru that thread & see what I can learn.

Thanks.
 
Yep that made the deciding factor real easy. This is what I am going to do. Them Breastes looked delicious 😋 😍

What internal temp did you take them 2?

Thanks.
 
Malcolm did something very similar 8 years ago, only with thighs. Mrs Okie and I have done this cook many times. Which its been a while and we need to put this on the menu

 
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Right or wrong they are on the smoker @225°f for a hour. Then up to 325°f for another hour or so.

We shall see how they turn out.
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I got to Thank TNJAKE TNJAKE for the bacon wrapped Cajun chicken.

I used a internet brine recipe for the 2 boneless breast & it was a touch salty.

But I took them to 167°f internal temp. Time I pulled them off & set a few minutes, they were 170°f

They were Juicy as all get out! Bacon just perfectly crispy.

Thanks. Everybody.

Chicken Cordon Bleu for sure next time to try.
 
If you can get some bark from a scaley bark hickory tree, try that grilling any meat, go easy with it to start it can be pretty stout lol put it on the burner if using gas in a foil pack no water needed. you will be surprised how great pork steaks are
 
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