FINALLY - GREAT CHICKEN SKIN!!

[Charles Howse]

Thawed 8 breasts, w/ bone and skin.
Lazy; No brine, no marinade.
Air dried for an hour or so.
Sprinkled 4 w/ McCormick Roasted Garlic Chicken Seasoning, 4 w/ nothing at all.

Lit 1 full chimney of the New Kingsford, then poured a full chimney of the "orphans" from the last cook over that.
Wind break in place, weather sunny, 50°, winds 10 WNW.

3 medium chunks of hickory.

Skin side down for the first 20 mins.

WSM held 350° - 400° for the whole cook.

Pulled when 165° internal, finished directly over coals, on both sides, till skin was almost charred.

I asked 'em all the tough questions:
Taste? Great
Too dry? No
Done enough? Yes
Any of the skin rubbery? No
Would you eat another piece right now if you could hold it? Yes
Anything negative at all? Maybe, just maybe, a little of the skin was a little too charred.

Whoooopeee!!!!! I done good!

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Charles

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[Al Silverman]

Sounds great !!!! Did you use a dry water pan??

Al

 

[Charles Howse]

Whooops! Forgot to mention that...no pan.

 

[Bruce Bissonnette]

Charles,

How long did the cook take? You said first 20 minutes skin side down, did you then flip with skin up for 20.....more details. We all want good skin.

 

[Ray Crick]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">We all want good skin. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Amen Bruce!

 

[Charles Howse]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bruce Bissonnette:
Charles,

How long did the cook take? You said first 20 minutes skin side down, did you then flip with skin up for 20.....more details. We all want good skin. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Skind side down for first 20 mins, skin side up till 165°, removed breasts to a pan, placed top grate on charcoal ring, placed breasts 2 at a time on grate, turning and moving around frequently to avoid flareups.
10 mins rest time covered loosely w/ foil.
Took about 1.5 hrs from putting birds on to eating.

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Charles

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