Yeah getting the skin crisp is tough. If I'm doing wings, I'll finish them in an air fryer as they come off the grill. I'd like to try dropping wings in a deep fryer and see how that turns out after they are smoked.Hard to beat smoked chicken, especially if you can crisp up the skin somehow, and with the prices nowadays I usually just buy a bag of leg quarter. I'll smoke them with hickory splits on my offset smoker in the 275-325* range and sometimes will finish by crisping them up direct over charcoal on my grill.
Post cook. Gonna make some good lunch meals this week.Italian dressing mix in a packet with brown sugar. Cooking on a Traeger for roughly an hour at 350F or until IT is 165F. Probably my favorite way to cook thighs. Post cook pic soon.
Ever tried a light smear of mayo? Helps keep the skin moist until the fat under the skin renders.Yeah getting the skin crisp is tough. If I'm doing wings, I'll finish them in an air fryer as they come off the grill. I'd like to try dropping wings in a deep fryer and see how that turns out after they are smoked.
The best wings I've had, that's how they did it - smoked then deep fried (quickly) to get the skin crisp. Uncle Gus's BBQ in Ten Mile does them this way.Yeah getting the skin crisp is tough. If I'm doing wings, I'll finish them in an air fryer as they come off the grill. I'd like to try dropping wings in a deep fryer and see how that turns out after they are smoked.
What is this strange magic you allude to because I cooked a lot of chicken in my old offset cabinet smoker and never got crisp chicken skin, even with no water in the pan. I know how to get tender and mostly bite through skin but not crispy on a smoker. Would have to finish direct on a grill or as previously mentioned folks even go to the trouble of deep frying after first smoking. What cooking temp? I've gotten pretty crisp skin indirect on a grill at high temp but never in a smoker.25# of crispy smoky goodness
LOL. Dumb luck mostly. But the skin is like a potato chip when I get done. I was making "chicken cracklins" before some bearded hipster with meaningless hieroglyphic tats on his forearms was serving them with some IPA he'd strained through his grandma's stockings.Please share how to because I cooked a lot of chicken in my old offset cabinet smoker and never got crisp chicken skin, water pan or no water in the pan. I know how to get tender and mostly bite through skin but not crispy on a smoker. Would have to finish direct on a grill or as previously mentioned folks even go to the trouble of deep frying after first smoking. What is this magic you allude to? What cooking temp?
Lol. I just edited my post above, but yes sir, would love to hear your method. TIALOL. Dumb luck mostly. But the skin is like a potato chip when I get done. I was making "chicken cracklins" before some bearded hipster with meaningless hieroglyphic tats on his forearms was serving them with some IPA he'd strained through his grandma's stockings.
I'll post my method when time allows later today.
I want to do more chicken in my Kamado Joe. So just just how wide across is this disk of cherry you cut and do you still use your plate setter for indirect heat?Mine are crispy and juicy. I brine in ACV and water with salt overnight. Let them dry then add spices, then put on green egg for about 2.5 hrs at 210-235 ish. I cut a cherry disc and place it over my charcoal as almost a heat deflection and lots of smoke.
No I haven't, but I sure will try it!Ever tried a light smear of mayo? Helps keep the skin moist until the fat under the skin renders.
I don't use a plate setter when using the wood disc. I cut a green piece about as big as a pie pan and lay it on the hot coals . I have a large green egg and I can only fit 40 wings on there.I want to do more chicken in my Kamado Joe. So just just how wide across is this disk of cherry you cut and do you still use your plate setter for indirect heat?
No I haven't, but I sure will try it
I'd heard of using mayo years ago but when ahead and tried it after seeing this a while back.No I haven't, but I sure will try it!
LOL. Dumb luck mostly. But the skin is like a potato chip when I get done. I was making "chicken cracklins" before some bearded hipster with meaningless hieroglyphic tats on his forearms was serving them with some IPA he'd strained through his grandma's stockings.
I'll post my method when time allows later today.
Mine are crispy and juicy. I brine in ACV and water with salt overnight. Let them dry then add spices, then put on green egg for about 2.5 hrs at 210-235 ish. I cut a cherry disc and place it over my charcoal as almost a heat deflection and lots of smoke.