Cooking time for thighs using Vortex ?


 

Lynn Dollar

TVWBB Emerald Member
I've never grilled anything but wings using my Vortex on the Kettle. Tonight I put some bone in chicken thighs on the Kettle. I grill wings at 25 to 30 minutes, so I figure the thighs are larger with more meat, they will take longer. I checked on them at 30 minutes and I was surprised, they were in the 185* to 200* range, plenty done. And good thing thighs are fatty and forgiving.

How long should thighs cook with a vortex on the 22 Kettle ?

And I wonder if I'm cooking my wings too long .
 
It truly seems impossible, but when I do wings and thighs at the same time, they both finish virtually the same time when using the Vortex in one of my Performers. I always check with my Thermapen but frankly, they finish about the same time. My "technique" is to grill them for 20 minutes, flip them all one time and finish on the second side. It takes from 30-40 minutes depending on the wind and outside temp.

FWIW
Dale53
 
I don’t flip and they have both seemed to be almost the same for me too Dale. About 30-40 minutes.
My kettle is pretty well protected from wind but, there have been times when that has played a part too.
 

 

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