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gtr · 11-28-2012, 10:16 AM

You can cook your shoulders, put them to rest, kick up the heat (I do mine hotter anyway) and cook the chix while the shoulders rest - I like to cook poultry above 300.

You can brine (not mandatory, but nice) - most simple brine is 1/2 cup kosher salt, same amt. of sugar to a gallon of water (doesn't hurt to throw a little of your rub in there) - for several hours, pull out, rinse, let sit uncovered in fridge for a couple/few hours, rub, let it sweat (I usually do this with a seasoned salt like SM Season all and then the rub) and cook till thigh is at least 165. This is what I do, and breast temp seems to just fall in place.

Chix need to rest (under loosely tented foil) at the very least 10-15 minutes before cutting up, otherwise you'll have chix falling apart and juices running all over the place. Don't ask me how I know this.

11-28-2012, 10:16 AM	#7
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	You can cook your shoulders, put them to rest, kick up the heat (I do mine hotter anyway) and cook the chix while the shoulders rest - I like to cook poultry above 300. You can brine (not mandatory, but nice) - most simple brine is 1/2 cup kosher salt, same amt. of sugar to a gallon of water (doesn't hurt to throw a little of your rub in there) - for several hours, pull out, rinse, let sit uncovered in fridge for a couple/few hours, rub, let it sweat (I usually do this with a seasoned salt like SM Season all and then the rub) and cook till thigh is at least 165. This is what I do, and breast temp seems to just fall in place. Chix need to rest (under loosely tented foil) at the very least 10-15 minutes before cutting up, otherwise you'll have chix falling apart and juices running all over the place. Don't ask me how I know this. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?