Howdy,
I am new to smoking and just got Jeff's Smoking Meat book, I wanted to smoke a whole chicken but could not decide to try his Smoked Chicken recipe or Beer Can Smoked Chicken recipe. So I decided to smoke both to compare, I brined both overnight, used his rub recipe with extra cayenne and smoked paprika. I kept the smoker at ~235-240F for ~3 hours using the Maverick ET-733 (thanks to these forums), when the IT reached ~150F, I turned up the heat to ~350F for ~30mins and pulled the chickens out at 169F, I let them rest for ~20 mins before serving. They were both a little salty but really juicy, my wife claims they were the best chicken she has ever had......I am a believer and might try his Duck recipe next weekend.
Thanks, Greg
I am new to smoking and just got Jeff's Smoking Meat book, I wanted to smoke a whole chicken but could not decide to try his Smoked Chicken recipe or Beer Can Smoked Chicken recipe. So I decided to smoke both to compare, I brined both overnight, used his rub recipe with extra cayenne and smoked paprika. I kept the smoker at ~235-240F for ~3 hours using the Maverick ET-733 (thanks to these forums), when the IT reached ~150F, I turned up the heat to ~350F for ~30mins and pulled the chickens out at 169F, I let them rest for ~20 mins before serving. They were both a little salty but really juicy, my wife claims they were the best chicken she has ever had......I am a believer and might try his Duck recipe next weekend.
Thanks, Greg