Chicken Parts....

Tommieblue · 06-23-2011, 09:50 PM

I know that many teams use chicken thighs as their preferred piece to turn in. Is there anyone out there that uses anything else, and does crispy chicken thigh skin exist, or is it like finding the holy grail, it's locked up in a warehouse someplace with "top men" with the raiders of "the lost ark"?

NorthwestBBQ · 06-23-2011, 10:53 PM

Most teams turn in thighs. Crispy skin is not in with the judges.

Alexa RnQ · 06-23-2011, 11:45 PM

I think crispy skin is a myth. It may have been crispy going in the box, but after ten minutes of steaming inside a closed clamshell it's going to have lost a considerable amount of its original charm.

I've seen teams use drums and be rewarded at one contest, then killed a week later.

Rookie'48 · 06-24-2011, 12:22 AM

I've seen a few drummies turned in and a very few wings. Sliced breast meat hits the table occasionally, also. A team that I used to cook with turned in Cornish hind quarters for a while.

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Originally Posted by Tommieblue

...and does crispy chicken thigh skin exist...

Not really. It's better to try for "bite through" skin rather than crispy.

Q-Dat · 06-24-2011, 02:40 AM

If the thigh skin is crispy, then it is also most likely to be shriveled up like a potato chip.

Ideally whatever piece of the bird you use you want the skin to be as unnoticed as possible.

bbq.tom · 06-24-2011, 07:55 AM

As a judge, I've seen MOSTLY thighs with the bone, but occasionally I see drums, leg quarters, thighs without the bone, sliced breast, and the RARE pulled chicken.

Capn Kev · 06-24-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DivaHerself

I think crispy skin is a myth. It may have been crispy going in the box, but after ten minutes of steaming inside a closed clamshell it's going to have lost a considerable amount of its original charm.

I've seen teams use drums and be rewarded at one contest, then killed a week later.

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I agree with Alexa

SteerCrazy · 06-24-2011, 10:30 AM

I've seen thigh and wing combos do well one week and not well the following

06-23-2011, 09:50 PM	#1
Tommieblue Got rid of the matchlight. Join Date: 06-01-11 Location: West Allis, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Chicken Parts.... I know that many teams use chicken thighs as their preferred piece to turn in. Is there anyone out there that uses anything else, and does crispy chicken thigh skin exist, or is it like finding the holy grail, it's locked up in a warehouse someplace with "top men" with the raiders of "the lost ark"?

06-23-2011, 10:53 PM	#2
NorthwestBBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-09 Location: Lynnwood, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Most teams turn in thighs. Crispy skin is not in with the judges. __________________ Michael KCBS/PNWBA Member, Cook, CBJ & Photographer Custom Engraved Wine Barrel Lids

06-23-2011, 11:45 PM	#3
Alexa RnQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-12-07 Location: the Ninth Ring of Hell, cleverly disguised as Phoenix Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think crispy skin is a myth. It may have been crispy going in the box, but after ten minutes of steaming inside a closed clamshell it's going to have lost a considerable amount of its original charm. I've seen teams use drums and be rewarded at one contest, then killed a week later. __________________ . . Don't practice until you get it right; practice until you can't get it wrong. Don't overthink or undercook. Rhythm 'n QUE

06-24-2011, 07:55 AM	#6
bbq.tom is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-23-10 Location: Hillsborough, NC (just north of Heaven - TarHeel country!) Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	As a judge, I've seen MOSTLY thighs with the bone, but occasionally I see drums, leg quarters, thighs without the bone, sliced breast, and the RARE pulled chicken. __________________ Tom CBJ - KCBS, MBN, NCPC CTC - KCBS Pitmaster and chef - "4 Lil' Pigs" Competition BBQ Team Author of "A 'Q' Review" Lang Hybrid Smoker, UDS, Holland "Epic"

06-24-2011, 10:30 AM	#8
SteerCrazy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-12-07 Location: Kansas City Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've seen thigh and wing combos do well one week and not well the following __________________ Weber Performer Weber Smoky Mountain Spicewine Large Single Axle Trailer Traeger Junior with upgraded Ortech Digital Therm #2 La Caja China

06-24-2011, 02:40 AM	#5
Q-Dat Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-03-08 Location: Pearl River LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If the thigh skin is crispy, then it is also most likely to be shriveled up like a potato chip. Ideally whatever piece of the bird you use you want the skin to be as unnoticed as possible.

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