Pick'n Up Chicks - My 1st Official Smoke

[rstr hunter]

While I've been BBQ'ing for a few years now, I am fairly new to SMF and with the rule here "no Q-View, didn't happen" I just completed my 1st official smoke. Today I smoked Game Hens on my new MES. Here is how it went:

Here are the hens when I started.


Then I rubbed them using Song of the South rub. My favorite for chicken.


Here they are on the smoker.


I smoked them at 250 for about an 1 1/2 hours then mopped them with KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce and raised the temp to 275 for a half an hour to temp. Then I took them off


Supper


Meat was moist and tender.


Thanks for looking. Also thanks here for all for their ideas and techniques. They turned out awesome.

 

[ppcflyer218]

That looks nice. I am looking forward to my first chicken; maybe early next week.

 

[rdknb]

Very well done

 

[meateater]

Great looking birds! Them little ones smoke up nice.

 

[rbranstner]

Great looking birds.

 

[beer-b-q]

Looks Great...

 

[olecrosseyes]

Good lookin for sure!
I like the use of the skewers.

 

[mballi3011]

Now those are some good looking birds that you did there Rst Hunter. Now we love them baby birds but I haven't smoked them yet I usually just use the regular grill. But I will have to try one day soon

 

[john3198]

Nice job. I need to do some Cornish Hens. Been a while.

 

[shlongstar]

Great looking QView!

I love KC Masterpiece.

 

[timtimmay]

Good looking dinner! Nice job.