Smoking chicken drumsticks

[T2timmy]

Brined overnight, dry rub and BBQ sauce on 1/2 and on the smoker now at 220 degrees. Cant wait to eat!

 

[jcam222]

Gotta love a good drumstick. You might try going at a higher temp if you want crispy skin.

 

[T2timmy]

I plan to turn it up the last 1/2 hour or so. To like 350 maybe. These pellet smokers are amazing-ly easy!

 

[jcam222]

Sounds like a plan. Enjoy!

 

[T2timmy]

Wow!! Soo good n juicey! The juice was dripping off them as i was eating!

 

[illini40]

Wow!! Soo good n juicey! The juice was dripping off them as i was eating!

Those look great! How long did you end up smoking them for?

What type of brine did you use?

I'm planning on doing some drumsticks on my pellet cooker tomorrow.

 

[BKING!]

How was the skin? Was it chewy or bite through?

 

[T2timmy]

Those look great! How long did you end up smoking them for?

What type of brine did you use?

I'm planning on doing some drumsticks on my pellet cooker tomorrow.

Hi. So i follow the basics on the brine and use something similar to this (attached). Obv go less than what it says since this recipe is for a whole turkey. And i often go a little lighter in the salt. I also sometimes throw in some onion/garlic powder too. Then i used a premade dry rub that was a gift. So i dont know what was in it.

 

[T2timmy]

How was the skin? Was it chewy or bite through?

It was kind of 1/2 and 1/2. I could of turned it up earlier to crisp it up. I didnt time how long it cooked. Although i think it was around 2 hrs. I probed 2 of them and waited till internal temp was just over 165.