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having a party and I am smoking 3 pork shoulders and want to through some chicken(breast, thighs and drumsticks) on at the same time. Any suggestions on wood? Timing of smoke(ie: last hour of smoke for pork)?
What temp do you smoke your butts at? Id do whole birds and spatchcock them IMO. Problem is I like to do chickens at a higher temp than butts so I get a crispy skin. Chickens at 300 and butts at 225. You can run the birds probably the last 3 hours of the smoke just to be safe. You can always toss them on a hot grill or under the broiler to help with the skin if you smoke at a lower temp
All my chicken I smoke 300-325. I usually do thighs & breasts. They only take about 1 hour.
When you pull your butts to rest. Throw on your chicken.
For wood I like using cherry.