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Bboggs
11-13-2017, 08:54 PM
I have a WSM 18” that I’ve been smoking on for the past year. I’m having trouble with getting my chicken breast, when whole, up to temp.
I usually spatchcock it, because I’ve read that is better way to cook it evenly. The problem is my thighs get up to 180-200 and my breasts are still at 145/150 after an hour.
I usually end up cutting off the thighs so they don’t over cook.
Any help would be much appreciated.
smoke ninja
11-13-2017, 09:04 PM
I like dark over cooked anyway. Pull when the breast is at 160 and the rest will follow.
Happy Hapgood
11-13-2017, 09:19 PM
How and where are you taking your temp measurements?
It's usually the other way around. WOW. This may help:
http://blog.thermoworks.com/2016/10/turkey-tip-3-white-dark-meat-cooking/?utm_source=Nl-2017Nov11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=TimerSaleFeature&utm_content=inbox&utm_campaign=Nov2017-Turkey-Cooking-Methods-cs
Nuco59
11-14-2017, 05:17 AM
Getting the dark meat done and still having juicy breast meat is a pain.
If I do whole turkeys, my crew eats the breast slices and I have to find something to do with the dark...makes more sense to me to do 2 of the BIB and move on down the road.
The sucky bit of that is you don't get as good drippings in a catch pan for a good gravy.
jgame
11-14-2017, 06:26 AM
+1 on link from Toast
ironmanerik
11-14-2017, 06:55 AM
I m surprised, every bird I have spatchcocked is almost perfect. When the breast is 155* the thigh has always been 175-180.
4ever3
11-14-2017, 06:59 AM
What the ninja said!
Bboggs
11-15-2017, 03:26 PM
I use the thermo instant thermometer. I checked the thigh and Brest, making sure I wasn’t touching the bone or too close to it.
Thanks Ninja I will try to cook it All same until breast is done.
Thanks Toast for the link, very good read!
smoke ninja
11-15-2017, 06:07 PM
I use the thermo instant thermometer. I checked the thigh and Brest, making sure I wasn’t touching the bone or too close to it.
Thanks Ninja I will try to cook it All same until breast is done.
Thanks Toast for the link, very good read!
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