Smoke your chicken legs for 2 hours and rotate or turn them to ensure even cooking. This can vary depending on the size of your legs and the temperature fluctuations in your smoker.
Insert the probe into the thickest part of your chicken and set the digital thermometer to 1650f.
How long to smoke chicken drumsticks in electric smoker.
Cover with the lid plastic wrap etc.
Fire up the smoker using wood of choice i use apple usually.
Start your smoker at least 30 minutes before you want to start cooking.
After the chicken is done let it rest for about 20 minutes before carving.
Turn chicken legs over and sauce the other side.
It will take about 2 to 4 hours to smoke it.
Total cooking time is 3 to 4 hours total.
Rinse chicken legs and pat dry.
Allow it to come up to 225 275 depending on your smokerpreferences though i set mine to 240.
Using a paper towel grab twist and remove the cartilage from the base of the leg.
It is best to smoke the meat on 250 degrees f.
Use a pair of scissors and trim away any stray tendons.
Mix hot sauce with the garlic powder and salt.
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.
At the end of the brining time discard the liquid brine and rinse each piece of chicken to remove any residual salt.
Replace lid and let cook for 15 minutes.
Depending on the size of the bird the cook time will vary.
Insert temperature probe in the thickest part of the drumstick.
Cook time will vary based on the size of the bird but we estimate about 30 to 45 minutes per pound.
And place the brining chicken into the fridge for 3 hours.
Get the temperature to 250f.
When your chicken reaches 1650f the smoker will stop cooking and turn on warm mode.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for one hour.
Place on smoker and cook for 15 hours.
Check the temperature of the drumsticks after 2 hours with the meat thermometer poking at the thickest part of the meat and being sure not to touch the bone of the drumstick.
Place the drumsticks out flat on a sheet.
Trim the chicken legs.
In a bowl pour the mixture over the chicken drumsticks and toss until evenly coated.
Otherwise close the smoker and check back in 10 to 15 minutes.
Mix up all the ingredients in a bowl until uniform including the olive oil.
Lay the chicken on several layers of paper towels to drain before proceeding to the next step.
Make sure you cut all the way around and through the tendons.
Add more smoker wood chips periodically as they burn out.
Start by running a sharp knife around the base of the drumstick.
If smoking a chicken leg with part of the breast attached or whole leg smoke it for at least two hours.
Increase temp to 350 degrees f and slather sauce on one side of the drumsticks.
Set your smoker to 2500f.
Remove the drumsticks if they are between 160 and 165 f.
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