Decided to try legs and thighs today on my WSM. I had such great success with the pulled pork, I had a hard time going through the weekend without cooking something else.
Meahorn's post prompted this as his chicken looked so great.
In lieu of wings, I decided to go with THIGHS!
Here come the pics:
I mentioned I was shy with the rub for the pulled pork, NO MORE!
1 chunk of hickory
Load it up, legs on bottom, thighs on top. I reckon thighs need to cook at a slightly higher temperature.
I cooked these at about 230 with higher spikes than I would normally allow during my cooks. Meahorn mentioned he cooked them for 2-2.5 hours. I cooked them for 2.5 hours.
Because of the low and slow method, it was new to me not to see the crispy skin, so I had trouble believing they were done. I actually ate several and put the rest on to cook more at ~270*. I read how they can be finished directly over the coals to crisp the skin, this seems a bit cumbersome with a WSM but I may try it next time.
The result was great, moist, so very flavorful, not too much smoke, great rub.
And I have leftovers for lunch this week...
Meahorn's post prompted this as his chicken looked so great.
In lieu of wings, I decided to go with THIGHS!
Here come the pics:
I mentioned I was shy with the rub for the pulled pork, NO MORE!
1 chunk of hickory
Load it up, legs on bottom, thighs on top. I reckon thighs need to cook at a slightly higher temperature.
I cooked these at about 230 with higher spikes than I would normally allow during my cooks. Meahorn mentioned he cooked them for 2-2.5 hours. I cooked them for 2.5 hours.
Because of the low and slow method, it was new to me not to see the crispy skin, so I had trouble believing they were done. I actually ate several and put the rest on to cook more at ~270*. I read how they can be finished directly over the coals to crisp the skin, this seems a bit cumbersome with a WSM but I may try it next time.
The result was great, moist, so very flavorful, not too much smoke, great rub.
And I have leftovers for lunch this week...