whole chicken and 2 slabs of baby backs


 
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tom black

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want to cook both on wsm and i know the chicken is going to come off first. putting the bird on a throne and taking to 165. going to cook the backs 4 to 4.5 hrs until i do the tear test. my question is this, at what temp should i cook,[225-300]. never done this, am a little lost. i usally cook the chicken 325 and the ribs
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For chicken, I most always crank the heat to max (all vents open, either lid askew or door propped open an inch or so, temp goes to 400+ using 1/3 unlit ring and 1/2 chimney lit lump with a couple of chunks of wood (hickory and fruit wood). Takes about an hour. For BB, much lower temp, 250-280 or so, 3-.5-1 usually works (smoke, foil, smoke). So, you could do the ribs, hold them while the chicken cooks, or alternatively do the chicken in a Kettle if you have one on hand. If you need to do them all at the same time, chicken should take about 2+ hours for a 3.5- 4 lb chicken at 280 (guesstimate - others please correct me, it has been years since I've done a lower temp chicken as the high heat works so very well)
 
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