jnathanking
03-24-2013, 06:22 PM
Received my pit barrel cooker on Friday and decided to fire it up this afternoon before this spring snow storm hit. Split a 5lb chicken in half, rubbed it all over with Slap Yo Daddy Chicken Rub and let em marinate for 4 hrs...
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Put the hooks in em and followed the PBC directions (including the use of lighter fluid...gasp!!!), hanged the chicken halves and proceeded to watch the NCAA tournament for an hour and a half (no peeking)...
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After Ohio State nearly gave me a heart attack, I pulled em and checked the internal temp...breast was 168 and thigh was 182...
https://d1e37cziy8ydka.cloudfront.net/0/970/0bc494136e77267a88fc6f18bd411332_6df55e566df8617e9 66dff29c45ee804_1_l.jpeg
After resting for 15 minutes, the chicken was super-moist and had excellent flavor. I could not be happier with the cooker and the SYD chicken rub. Will be using this method for chicken again very soon.
https://d29b5i472hxrza.cloudfront.net/0/946/c088b63832a51c22fbf565dc0a443ebf_131fca13ae96d62e6 bcd6993b479657c_1_l.jpeg
Put the hooks in em and followed the PBC directions (including the use of lighter fluid...gasp!!!), hanged the chicken halves and proceeded to watch the NCAA tournament for an hour and a half (no peeking)...
https://d1gl93iewglx3c.cloudfront.net/0/031/ea4d486fd06e4376f46c1711491213e2_c51d9526a4dccd9d4 9f0e9e6068ce075_1_l.jpeg
After Ohio State nearly gave me a heart attack, I pulled em and checked the internal temp...breast was 168 and thigh was 182...
https://d1e37cziy8ydka.cloudfront.net/0/970/0bc494136e77267a88fc6f18bd411332_6df55e566df8617e9 66dff29c45ee804_1_l.jpeg
After resting for 15 minutes, the chicken was super-moist and had excellent flavor. I could not be happier with the cooker and the SYD chicken rub. Will be using this method for chicken again very soon.