How to BBQ Chicken Perfect Every Time
What type of Smoker to Use.
A Rotisserie smoker works perfect every time for cooking smoked chicken and you don't need custom bbq pits to cook it perfectly every single time. A rotisserie smoker that uses wood for flavor and gas for heat is optimal because chicken does not need as much smoke flavor to penetrate the meat.
How do I Cook The Chicken?
At 275 until internal temperature reaches 175 and the thigh bone can move freely. A style of chicken that is popular In competition circuits is cupcake chicken which is thigh bones that are glazed I bone sucking honey sauce by a north Carolina sauce company. The Chicken is cooked uncovered and then covered depending on what type of smoker your using and how much you’re smoking the chicken. The Cupcake chicken recipe
Cupcake Chicken 4 main ingredients
· Peach or Blackberry Jelly Preserves
· Aged jacks old south barbeque sauce
· Myron mixon vinegar sauce
· Bone Sucking Sauce
These ingredients should be mixed and heated together in a pot in order to be made into a nice glaze to smother the chicken in. The Jelly preserves add a nice sweetness and fruit flavor and depending on your preference the recipe can be modeled to whichever fruit you choose. The Georgia peach glaze uses peach preserves and other ingredients such as corn syrup. I personally recommend blackberry and peach jams because they are compatible with the smoke flavor and help even out the taste.
What about Half Chickens?
The best way to cook half chickens is with a little bit of sea salt that is lightly rubbed all over the skin of the chicken and then cooked with low smoke for 2 hours. Once it is done serve with a good smoking barbecue sauce and you will be amazed on how the flavor speaks for itself. However, for cooking chicken at competitions using custom bbq pits and covering the cupcake chicken in pans will produce results that have won many competitions for the chicken category.
What type of Smoker to Use.
A Rotisserie smoker works perfect every time for cooking smoked chicken and you don't need custom bbq pits to cook it perfectly every single time. A rotisserie smoker that uses wood for flavor and gas for heat is optimal because chicken does not need as much smoke flavor to penetrate the meat.
How do I Cook The Chicken?
At 275 until internal temperature reaches 175 and the thigh bone can move freely. A style of chicken that is popular In competition circuits is cupcake chicken which is thigh bones that are glazed I bone sucking honey sauce by a north Carolina sauce company. The Chicken is cooked uncovered and then covered depending on what type of smoker your using and how much you’re smoking the chicken. The Cupcake chicken recipe
Cupcake Chicken 4 main ingredients
· Peach or Blackberry Jelly Preserves
· Aged jacks old south barbeque sauce
· Myron mixon vinegar sauce
· Bone Sucking Sauce
These ingredients should be mixed and heated together in a pot in order to be made into a nice glaze to smother the chicken in. The Jelly preserves add a nice sweetness and fruit flavor and depending on your preference the recipe can be modeled to whichever fruit you choose. The Georgia peach glaze uses peach preserves and other ingredients such as corn syrup. I personally recommend blackberry and peach jams because they are compatible with the smoke flavor and help even out the taste.
What about Half Chickens?
The best way to cook half chickens is with a little bit of sea salt that is lightly rubbed all over the skin of the chicken and then cooked with low smoke for 2 hours. Once it is done serve with a good smoking barbecue sauce and you will be amazed on how the flavor speaks for itself. However, for cooking chicken at competitions using custom bbq pits and covering the cupcake chicken in pans will produce results that have won many competitions for the chicken category.