Add hickory wood to the smoker. They are delicious when seasoned up with some of my rub and smoked and unlike whole chickens you dont have to cut them up.
Carefully maintain temperature between 250 275 degrees for 1 hour and 30minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes.
How long to smoke chicken thighs at 275.
Preheat the smoker to 250f.
Place directly over coals to crisp approximately 5 minutes each side.
Place all rub ingredients in a shallow bowl.
When they get done folks can.
The finished smoked meat should be 165 degrees f.
Smoked chicken legs and thighs for this article i picked up some chicken legs and thighs and i want to show you how easy it is to throw some of these together for a party or outdoor event.
Oil your grill grates with canola oil so your chicken wont stick to the grates.
The legs smoked at 325f took 46 minutes to reach 170f.
Total cooking time is 3 to 4 hours total depending on a variety of factors such as size of the thighs temperature of the grill and outside how windy it is and how often you open the smoker lid which will let the heat out.
Smoke your chicken thighs for 2 hours and rotate them to ensure they cook evenly.
In general chicken legs need to smoke for an hour and a half or ninety minutes at 275 if you are smoking the chicken legs at 225 they will need to smoke for about two hours.
For chicken quarters it takes four hours to cook and 250 2750f smoker temperature.
On the other hand for the legs and thighs of the chicken you will need about two hours cooking time with 250 2750f smoker temperature.
Over smoking the meat.
Remember to cook on indirect heat not directly over the heat source.
I take smoked chicken thighs up a little higher to 180f but they have more fat and deal with the higher heat better.
Now sprinkle your thighs.
Smoke for 2 to 2 12 hours maintaining a constant smoke for at least 1 12 hours the chicken should have an internal temperature of 160.
Mix rub ingredients together until thoroughly combined.
Use a basting brush to apply olive oil to both sides of the thigh pieces.
If smoking a chicken leg with part of the breast attached or whole leg smoke it for at least two hours.
Place the chicken on the cooking surface and close the lid.
The legs smoked at 275f took 70 minutes to reach 170f.
You also need to be careful you get the right type of smoke.
Add wood for the smoke to coals.
Just because you need to cook something for 12 hours doesnt mean you need to keep feeding in more wood.
Place wings over indirect heat.
Sprinkle a generous amount of the spice.
In most cases after your meat has reached 140 degrees you will start to get diminishing results from extra smoke.
Prepare a grill for direct and indirect grilling with the direct side getting hot enough to sear the chicken briefly.
Pat the chicken dry after removing it from the brine.
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