My very first Chicken or anything for that matter of fact.
Success and Failure
Method: New Electric Smoker (a gift) with a full front door.
The big door screws with the temp something awful.
Chicken: 4.5 lbs
Cooked time: 4.5 hours in the lowest rack near the hot plate.
(I didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have a thermo. to insert.)
Cooking temps: Up and down from 200 to 275.
Every hour sprayed on Pam for the Grill…(it was easy and fast)
I had to get that door closed.
Brine: I went by the basic one I got here….Tasted fabulous.
The Brine is brilliant. It was Jeff's.
Results: The flavor from the brine saved the day, but the bird was dry.
I wrapped the chicken in foil and let it rest…Not much improvement, so I misted it several times and the moisture helped.
The 5 Yukon Gold potatoes doused with olive oil and 4 large garlic cloves were placed on the top rack for the entire 4.5 hours. They
came out Perfect….Taste, texture, color, garlicy. Yum.
The 3 garlic cloves swimming in olive oil in the foil enclosure on the bottom shelf burned to the foil….Mental note to self: Use the top shelf for the garlic and less cooking time for the bird.
All in all: for my first time, I am very pleased. I made chicken salad this morning. The flavor is great.
Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m off to take the 5 day course….Thanks for all the great and generous advice. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m going to do a chicken again…practice-practice-practice….
Success and Failure
Method: New Electric Smoker (a gift) with a full front door.
The big door screws with the temp something awful.
Chicken: 4.5 lbs
Cooked time: 4.5 hours in the lowest rack near the hot plate.
(I didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have a thermo. to insert.)
Cooking temps: Up and down from 200 to 275.
Every hour sprayed on Pam for the Grill…(it was easy and fast)
I had to get that door closed.
Brine: I went by the basic one I got here….Tasted fabulous.
The Brine is brilliant. It was Jeff's.
Results: The flavor from the brine saved the day, but the bird was dry.
I wrapped the chicken in foil and let it rest…Not much improvement, so I misted it several times and the moisture helped.
The 5 Yukon Gold potatoes doused with olive oil and 4 large garlic cloves were placed on the top rack for the entire 4.5 hours. They
came out Perfect….Taste, texture, color, garlicy. Yum.
The 3 garlic cloves swimming in olive oil in the foil enclosure on the bottom shelf burned to the foil….Mental note to self: Use the top shelf for the garlic and less cooking time for the bird.
All in all: for my first time, I am very pleased. I made chicken salad this morning. The flavor is great.
Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m off to take the 5 day course….Thanks for all the great and generous advice. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m going to do a chicken again…practice-practice-practice….