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G'Day Bruces'.
I've had this one in the can for a while now. I did this about the time the Po'Boy TD was running.
I'm interested to know why more whole chicken is not Q'd on the forum. Is it because it is not commonly done in the US, or is it done a lot, but just not shown... I'd like to know.
For me, a whole BBQ Chicken is the best there is. Since joining the forum and learning how to brine.. (Something that is a lost art in Australia), I've found that BBQ'ing whole chicken with stuffing like this is truly awesome.
First... the brine... sorry, no recipe..:heh::heh:. I'm on my way to perfecting this for my tastes. No point in giving it out until I'm happy with it.
The chickens were brined for about 10 hours. They are all large chickens... about 1.8 kilos each... or about 4 Lbs.
Here they are all done:
3 Chickens I dusted with Zanterains Creole Seasoning:
And 3 I dusted with... Steph's magic Cherry Rub, sent to me by SmokeJumper. I'm now out BTW... (Hint,Hint).....
Then onto the COS, which I am really getting good at using!
Now, I'm gonna lay a whole lot of pron in here.....
FARK this tasted as good as it looks....
Errrr... it was a while ago, but I think I ran this at about 250F up to an internal of about 160 ish. Brined Chicken does not have to go as hot as un-brined chicken. This means extra juicyness, and also because it's cooked whole, with stuffing, the surface area is a lot less, resulting in a much more succulent offering... s'cuse me if I'm getting too technical... but the bigger the chicken, the less is the surface area to mass ratio, and this makes a big difference when retaining moisture. The stuffing also steams on the inside and contributes to the moisture retention.
When I got them off the COS.... they looked like this...
And some kids enjoying the result.... Yes, the skin was "bite through"..
Now, the family didn't eat all 6 chickens... I gave 2 away to neighbours who came a knocking and wondered what the delicious smell was. The rest made sandwiches for the family for the whole week... and no complaints from the kids until it was all gone!
Thanks for looking!
Cheers!
Bill
I've had this one in the can for a while now. I did this about the time the Po'Boy TD was running.
I'm interested to know why more whole chicken is not Q'd on the forum. Is it because it is not commonly done in the US, or is it done a lot, but just not shown... I'd like to know.
For me, a whole BBQ Chicken is the best there is. Since joining the forum and learning how to brine.. (Something that is a lost art in Australia), I've found that BBQ'ing whole chicken with stuffing like this is truly awesome.
First... the brine... sorry, no recipe..:heh::heh:. I'm on my way to perfecting this for my tastes. No point in giving it out until I'm happy with it.
The chickens were brined for about 10 hours. They are all large chickens... about 1.8 kilos each... or about 4 Lbs.
Here they are all done:
3 Chickens I dusted with Zanterains Creole Seasoning:
And 3 I dusted with... Steph's magic Cherry Rub, sent to me by SmokeJumper. I'm now out BTW... (Hint,Hint).....
Then onto the COS, which I am really getting good at using!
Now, I'm gonna lay a whole lot of pron in here.....
FARK this tasted as good as it looks....
Errrr... it was a while ago, but I think I ran this at about 250F up to an internal of about 160 ish. Brined Chicken does not have to go as hot as un-brined chicken. This means extra juicyness, and also because it's cooked whole, with stuffing, the surface area is a lot less, resulting in a much more succulent offering... s'cuse me if I'm getting too technical... but the bigger the chicken, the less is the surface area to mass ratio, and this makes a big difference when retaining moisture. The stuffing also steams on the inside and contributes to the moisture retention.
When I got them off the COS.... they looked like this...
And some kids enjoying the result.... Yes, the skin was "bite through"..
Now, the family didn't eat all 6 chickens... I gave 2 away to neighbours who came a knocking and wondered what the delicious smell was. The rest made sandwiches for the family for the whole week... and no complaints from the kids until it was all gone!
Thanks for looking!
Cheers!
Bill