1st Smoked Chicken on the Char-griller (w/Q-view)

Mirage_Man · Feb 28, 2010

Just finished up some chicken quarters and a beer can chicken on the Char-griller. Everything came out wonderful. I did have a heck of a time keeping the temp up above 225 though. I can't wait to get my UDS built so I don't have to babysit the smoker!

Anyway, here's my first attempt at some Q-view. Click-able thumbs below.

Cliff H. · Feb 28, 2010

Them chickens look great. If you were cooking at 225 according to the chargriller stock thermometer then you should know that you were probably actually cooking at more like 300

iamthewreckingcrew · Feb 28, 2010

Looks mighty good to me.

hondad · Feb 28, 2010

good looking bird there Mirage Man.
my first smoker was a Char-griller. I used it for several years,now mostly just as a grill.
i have two bits of advice -
1. don't trust the factory thermometer.............you may well have been at a higher temp than it read.
2. get that UDS built - i built mine in July, and have run a lot of great food through it.
The UDS is the reason my Char-griller feels neglected. It is so much easier to use, and so much more fuel-efficient, there is almost no comparison between the two.

Dang good looking chicken, really.

blackdog043 · Feb 28, 2010

Thats some fine looking chicken, you did a good job. The UDS is great just get it set to temp and walk away, you'll like it. I haven't posted any prone yet but been using mine for a few weeks now. turned out some awesome pp yesterday

Mirage_Man · Feb 28, 2010

Thanks guys. I have 2 River Country thermometers, one at each end of the lid just above grate level. I eventually set up a fan blowing into the fire box to goose the temps. That did the trick but what a pain!

landarc · Feb 28, 2010

Nice job on them yardbirds.

wildcat89 · Feb 28, 2010

Great looking Chicken. I got so tired of trying to maintain the temp on my char-griller duo, I sold it, and bought a WSM, and have not looked back since.

bigabyte · Feb 28, 2010

Looks good!

1st Smoked Chicken on the Char-griller (w/Q-view)

Mirage_Man

Guest

Cliff H.

is Blowin Smoke!

iamthewreckingcrew

Knows what a fatty is.

hondad

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blackdog043

is one Smokin' Farker

Mirage_Man

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landarc

somebody shut me the fark up.

wildcat89

Knows what a fatty is.

bigabyte

somebody shut me the fark up.

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