Vortex leg quarters

[flatbroke]

Chicken on sale and vortex was handy. Perfect match. Light a chimney of coal and once fully lit placed in the vortex. The chicken was placed as shown. Placed a chunk of hickory over the vortex for smoke. Rotated the lid ever 15 min. Checked temp at 1hr mark got readings of 175-185. Weighed a couple quarters before applying rub and 1 pound 2 ounce to 15 ounce was what I got. Rub was Oakridge Secret Weapon. Nothing fancy but taste was good and the meat juicy. Thanks for looking.

 

[pc farmer]

Looks mighty fine to me.

 

[clifish]

Looks perfect, my vortex is coming in today. Will need to do this

 

[SmokyMose]

Looks good! I've been doing legs with the vortex instead of wings and even if wing prices go down I may stick with legs LOL!
Did you turn them at all?

 

[flatbroke]

Looks good! I've been doing legs with the vortex instead of wings and even if wing prices go down I may stick with legs LOL!
Did you turn them at all?

No, I left them in place start to finish. We like wings too, but leg quarters are my wife's fav. That package of chicken was under $6.10 really hard to pass up.

 

[gmc2003]

Looks real good to me flat.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[smokerjim]

Looks tasty

 

[JLeonard]

hmmm.....been a minute since I've done quarters. Those look great.
Jim

 

[uncle eddie]

Dammit! Now I want chicken for lunch.

They look pretty darned good to me!

 

[bauchjw]

Wow! Those look incredible! I love the vortex for doing chicken, doing that 15 Min rotation they come out amazing! I'm with Uncle Eddie, I want some chicken now!

 

[chopsaw]

No, I left them in place start to finish.

Such a great way to do chicken . Those look perfect .

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Exactly what chop said...

 

[yankee2bbq]

YEAP! Looks good!

Great job!

 

[JeffB1961]

looks delicious flatbroke ! thanks for sharing ;)

looks like you have the medium vortex ..... i saw malcom reed on a video recommend the small for a 22 kettle and found one for $10 on amazon (cheap copy/wannabe) so being the cheap butt i am that's what i got . got the kettle and vortex last week and never used a vortex before . got a bag of leggs yesterday so i'll be trying them soon .

take care , jeff

 

[clifish]

looks delicious flatbroke ! thanks for sharing ;)

looks like you have the medium vortex ..... i saw malcom reed on a video recommend the small for a 22 kettle and found one for $10 on amazon (cheap copy/wannabe) so being the cheap butt i am that's what i got . got the kettle and vortex last week and never used a vortex before . got a bag of leggs yesterday so i'll be trying them soon .

take care , jeff

What are your thoughts on a smaller vortex? I got the cheapo 10" but have not used it yet. I could not find a smaller one

 

[JeffB1961]

i think we might have the same one clifish .

i haven't used it yet but the metal seems thick enough and it has some weight for it's size , it also has 5 spot welds . BTW ..... lutani sent me a e-mail asking if i received their product in good condition .... that's a first for me . it's encouraging to see them follow up like that ;)

honestly i got the small one because of malcom and it's less than half the price of a medium .
the real vortex looks to have larger weld spots with more overlap which in my mind suggest a more durable design . but $10 gives me the chance to try one . if i like it and if fails i'll get the real deal to replace it .

take care , jeff

 

[clifish]

i think we might have the same one clifish .

i haven't used it yet but the metal seems thick enough and it has some weight for it's size , it also has 5 spot welds . BTW ..... lutani sent me a e-mail asking if i received their product in good condition .... that's a first for me . it's encouraging to see them follow up like that ;)

honestly i got the small one because of malcom and it's less than half the price of a medium .
the real vortex looks to have larger weld spots with more overlap which in my mind suggest a more durable design . but $10 gives me the chance to try one . if i like it and if fails i'll get the real deal to replace it .

take care , jeff

yep we have the same one, was more solid than I thought it would be. Ordered the rotisserie ring as well, coming tomorrow.

 

[JeffB1961]

we're gonna spend as much on accessories as the cost of the kettle , hahaha
at least my kettle was free :)

 

[clifish]

I might have surpassed that, but I got mine for $175, it is still less than my monthly cable bill