Cornish game hens

[Pat Barnes]

I want to smoke a bunch of CGH(8) for me and my sister-in-law. Couldn't find anything when I did
a search here. I want to brine and smoke them like a turkey. Any ideas as far as time/temp?

 

[Jim Minion]

I would cook like chickens, they will cook rather fast, are cooking whole or butterfling?
Jim

 

[Pat Barnes]

Hi Jim,
As an experiment, I thought I'd do 4 on "thrones"
and 4 laying down normally,all whole. At 240-250
temp at the dome it shouldn't take more than about3-1/2-4 hrs to get them to 165 at thr breast?

 

[Jim Minion]

Sounds great

 

[Guest]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jim Minion:
[qb]I would cook like chickens, they will cook rather fast, are cooking whole or butterfling?
Jim[/qb] <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hi Jim,
Did you every cook these pidgeons /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif butterflied? And, if you did, do you like them better that way or whole?
Also, I wonder if they would benefit from a little higher temp than was Pat was suggesting? I thinking about 250? at the grate, which would put the dome temp at around 280-300?. Seems like these little guys are somewhat leaner than chickens. What are your experiences?

 

[Michael Vrobel]

Here's a link to a writeup I did when I smoked some cornish hens a while back. From my experience, I would recommend brining them to keep them moist. Good luck!

Cornish Hens Report