I need to fry chicken like you do it. Looks good John.
I used Louisiana Chicken Fry batter mix on this cook and just followed the directions on the back of the package. I have used Andy's and have made my own using flour with success too. Panko works great but I have only tried using that on boneless chicken.
I use canola oil and I don't know what temp the oil is but its hot, my guess 350-400*F.
I set up my grill indirect, place the CI pan over the coals, once the oil is hot I set the chicken skin side down and let it fry until it gets to the color I want which usually takes around 4-5 minutes, depending on your oil temp, and then flip the chicken over. Once that sides color looks good I take the chicken out of the pan and place them indirect to finish cooking. If the oil is smoking because its getting too hot I just move the pan more towards the indirect side. I do use the lid when I'm waiting and have a fire extinguisher handy, coals and hot oil ya got to respect them especially when using them together!!! Any more questions ask, I'll try and answer them.