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Old 07-21-2013, 12:12 AM   #1
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Tomorrow if all goes as planned, I'll be smokin up my first bird. This will make my third smoke on my WSM 18.6. First was ribs-one rack spares, one rack BBs. I'd give the BBs a C+ and the space a D+. Second smoke was a butt, I give that a sold A-. Tomorrow the plan is 2 spatchcocked birds rubbed every which way on and under the skin, looking at a target of 300 to 325 degrees heat. I'll watch it with my Maverick 732 until it hits 165, which I will verify with my brand new Thermopen (the faster than fast grey model).

My questions are- assuming I can't fit both birds on the top rack, will I need to be concerned about a temp differential between the two racks? Should I set the probe in the top bird or the bottom bird? I haven't used two racks yet.

Will I get any crispness of the skin at these temps?

How does a mix of hickory and cherry sound?
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Old 07-21-2013, 12:54 AM   #2
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Hickory is great, cherry will work too.
You won't get crispy skin that I require at those temps.
You can crisp it at higher temps later, but I'd pull it at a lower IT.
Once it sits at 155 for 8 minutes you have no food safety issues and the meat will be juicier.
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Old 07-21-2013, 02:35 AM   #3
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Yep, you may want temps of 325 on up to 375 to get that crispy skin. Wood of choice sounds fine, just be careful, chicken soaks up smoke like a sponge so go easy or it can be overwhelming.

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Old 07-21-2013, 02:43 AM   #4
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Yep, you may want temps of 325 on up to 375 to get that crispy skin. Wood of choice sounds fine, just be careful, chicken soaks up smoke like a sponge so go easy or it can be overwhelming.

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The last time I smoked chicken, after the vertical smoker got to temp (275 degrees in my case), I threw in a small handful of apple pellets. It started smoking.. I waited a couple of minutes for the pellets to get a good start then put the chicken in. The pellets burned up pretty fast and the chicken had minimal exposure to the wood smoke. The chicken turned out wonderful--just the right amount of smoke.
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I like just straight cherry smoke for my chicken!
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