First attempt at "competition" chicken

[papadon]

I took chicken thighs, deboned then pulled the skin off. I scrapped the back side of the skin with a sharp knife to remove the fat. All the skins were almost see through.
I seasoned the meat with a rub, placed the skin back on and re-seasoned.
I then placed the chicken in three pans with margarine and butter.

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• papadon
• Mar 5, 2015

I smoked the chicken in the pans, at 300, for 30 minutes then removed for 30 minutes out of the butter bath on the grate.

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• papadon
• Mar 5, 2015

Once I reached 165 IT, I sauced the thighs. This is where it got away from me. All this prep/cook was after work, which took 5 hours. It was cold outside and didn't want to stand there watching it.

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• papadon
• Mar 5, 2015

I was happy for my first time, I had fun. Very tasty but a little too spicy for the kids. Like all smoked foods, it was better the next day.

 

[gary s]

Nice Job

Gary

 

[b-one]

Looks tasty!:drool

 

[papadon]

Thanks guys.
I used to just smoke on the weekends, now it's filtering over to the weekdays. Just this week I've done the chicken above and a bacon wrapped pork loin. BTW, the bacon re-smoked on the loin with Jeff's rub on it, WOW. Next smoke I'm going throw on some extra rubbed down thick sliced bacon, man it's amazing. (Of course I shouldn't eat it but I'll use it as a reward for meeting a weight loss goal.)

 

[smokinadam]

I took chicken thighs, deboned then pulled the skin off. I scrapped the back side of the skin with a sharp knife to remove the fat. All the skins were almost see through.
I seasoned the meat with a rub, placed the skin back on and re-seasoned.
I then placed the chicken in three pans with margarine and butter.

image.jpg

• papadon
• Mar 5, 2015

I smoked the chicken in the pans, at 300, for 30 minutes then removed for 30 minutes out of the butter bath on the grate.

image.jpg

• papadon
• Mar 5, 2015

Once I reached 165 IT, I sauced the thighs. This is where it got away from me. All this prep/cook was after work, which took 5 hours. It was cold outside and didn't want to stand there watching it.

image.jpg

• papadon
• Mar 5, 2015

I was happy for my first time, I had fun. Very tasty but a little too spicy for the kids. Like all smoked foods, it was better the next day.

nice looking! I love chicken thighs done that way! I've added some red hot to my butter to add a little buffalo flavor. Have some bite through skin? Did you just fold it back or remove fully?

Keep it up! (To spicy I heard that from the girlfriend and parents when I made my own rub one time... no more cayenne in the seasonings)

 

[papadon]

Yes. The skin was bite through.
I took the skin off completely. It would be hard to scrap it otherwise.
Hot sauce sounds good to me.

 

[dannylang]

good looking thighs papa don.looks like you got that down pat.

dannylang