Smoked Chicken Thighs

[tsonka]

Been awhile since I have posted. I am a frequent outdoor cooker, frequent reader of this site but infrequent or in spurts forum posting person


I have been itching to get the Yoder Wichita Loaded out, but the older I get, the less motivated I am to babysit a 250deg stick burner for 8 hours in 100deg summer heat

Today I broke out the R2-D2 for a 2.5 expected hour Smoked Chicken cook with Apple Wood

Chicken brined in Slaughterhouse Brine for 5-6 hours, roughly rinsed, skin pulled back, rub sprinkled on the meat and skin placed back over the meat

 

[ab canuck]

Sounds like it will be yummy..... I'm watching this

 

[tsonka]

I brine my poultry in a 5 gal bucket of very cold but not ice water, uncovered in my kitchen ... The aroma of Slaughterhouse brine smells So Good!

 

[tsonka]

The Fireboard called the larger pieces done

As was confirmed by the ThermaPen

Need more time on the lower level pieces

 

[tsonka]

Lower level is now done. Put the 1st pulled pieces back on to bring to even temp so all would cool the same ... about to pull, foil and allow to rest for 1.5-2 hours

 

[chilerelleno]

Looking tasty from here.

 

[tsonka]

Foil

Pull

 

[tsonka]

Doesn't look like much, but thats a 5.xx LB pack of thighs

 

[Bearcarver]

I gotta Agree with Chile!!:)
Looking Mighty Tasty!!
Like.

Bear

 

[hardcookin]

Thighs look pretty good!! Nice job!
I smoke a lot of thighs.

 

[gmc2003]

My screen says it looks really good.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[sauced]

Looks real good.....I'd eat that all day!!! Nice job

 

[flatbroke]

Very nice.

 

[RiversideSm0ker]

Looks like yum to me. Nice cook.

George

 

[browneyesvictim]

Looks fantastically perfect to me! I don't know how you can wait 1.5-2 hours after pulling them off though. :rolleyes:
Thighs are my fave! Like!

 

[nanuk]

... about to pull, foil and allow to rest for 1.5-2 hours]

Just wondering why you let them rest for up to 2 hours?
Something to do with the juices?

 

[tsonka]

I let it rest before pulling to cool down a bit so I can pull it by hand, that long before pulling it because I want ready for dinner yet