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MeatyOakerSmoker 02-05-2011 11:45 PM

At what temperature do most people smoke chicken?
 
Hello

In the past I've smoked chicken at the low and slow 225-250 range. However when I asked about smoking a turkey around Thanksgiving people were recommending cooking it more around the 375 range. Is that just true turkey or do people also cook their chickens at a higher temp?

In the low and slow range it is seriously slow to get to 165 internal temp on a chicken. I'm wondering if I'm wasting time or doing the right thing.

Thanks
Sam

bigabyte 02-06-2011 12:02 AM

I do chicken in the 350-375 range, same as turkeys.

BBQ Grail 02-06-2011 12:05 AM

I smoke everything at 225 to 245 degrees. Doesn't matter what it is.

SirPorkaLot 02-06-2011 12:10 AM

I smoke whole birds in the 250 range. I grill chicken breasts at 350-375. I smoke wings, at 225, but in a sauce bath to keep them from drying out.
When I spatchcock a whole chicken, I treat it as I would breasts

gtr 02-06-2011 12:20 AM

Lately I've been going from 300-350 for chicken & I've been getting results more to my liking - skin is much better and chicken is still really juicy.

NorthwestBBQ 02-06-2011 12:50 AM

350 or you will eat rubber.

SirPorkaLot 02-06-2011 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorthwestBBQ (Post 1538237)
350 or you will eat rubber.

Skin crisps up nicely if you put it on high heat at end, but I do put butter under skin to avoid the rubber chicken

Crash 02-06-2011 04:45 AM

I agree with most of the others...high heat it!! You can rock some nicely trimmed thighs in about 30 minutes if you push your temps to 375+.

smokeyw 02-06-2011 06:46 AM

Chickens like higher heat. If you don't want it rubbery I would go 350 to 375.

Big Jim BBQ 02-06-2011 07:05 AM

I like it in the 350 range myself. I don't like my chicken to have too much of the smoke flavor. 350 until breasts are about 165 IT and thighs at 175 works best for me.

RedPig 02-06-2011 08:31 AM

You'll get rubbery skin at lower temps. I really don't see a need to go low with chicken. It takes smoke readily, in fact you can easily over smoke if your not careful. Minimum I try to go is 275 and I generally hover around 325 depending on the cut.

Bigdog 02-06-2011 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBQ Grail (Post 1538223)
I smoke everything at 225 to 245 degrees. Doesn't matter what it is.

Same here but I cook the chicken in the hottest part. You can then do a reverse sear on them at the end to crisp up the skin. And sometimes when smoking, I use skinless.

ZILLA 02-06-2011 10:45 AM

I prefer cooking birds in the hot spot at 275* in the offset. I think it gives a nice balance of smoke for the meat and sizzle for the skin as well as keeping the cook time reasonable.

MeatyOakerSmoker 02-06-2011 10:58 AM

Thanks everyone... I'll give it a try and report back with the results.


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