Comments on Nibble Me This: Smoked Chicken

This chicken is the BOMB. I've made this chic...

2011-09-03T11:57:46.081-04:00

This chicken is the BOMB. I've made this chicken 4-5 times in the last 6 months because it's soooo good. It's also super easy to prepare. I'd have the bird(s) split the day before. Also, the night or day before I'd add all of the dry ingredients of the brine to a two gallon zip lock bag and put it in the fridge. I'd also make the mop sauce the night before and keep it in the fridge. Like Chris I use the squeeze bottle, which works great. If you prep the night before all you need to do is wake up in the morning, add water to the brine, mix well, and add the chicken(s). I'd also recommend placing the 2 gallon zip lock of brine in a large stock pot before adding chicken(s), this helps prevent spills on the counter. Then stick it in the fridge and you're good to go. As for smoking time, for some reason it seems to take me about 4 hours to smoke the chickens at 250* and even at this temp the chicken isn't at 160* in the breast, it's about 155* (using a lg BGE).

making this now and it smells delicious. I am doi...

2011-07-01T11:10:29.344-04:00

making this now and it smells delicious. I am doing two birds because I have two kids and my wife and I both work full time jobs. If I spend this amount of time on a dish we need to be able to eat for a week. I was just wondering if the chicken,once pulled, will freeze well. Right now whole chickens are cheep.

Thanks for the recipe,
Swalker

We're new BGE owners. This recipe was the firs...

2011-06-19T09:02:31.460-04:00

We're new BGE owners. This recipe was the first one we used to smoke something and we LOVED it! We're making it again tonight. Thanks for such a great resource to all thing BGE. You have the best recipes.

Laura
Atlanta

Great BGE recipe! Just put 4 birds in the fridge...

2011-05-15T08:59:01.685-04:00

Great BGE recipe! Just put 4 birds in the fridge to brine for dinner tonight.

This looks amazing, I've got a couple birds on...

2010-06-06T15:06:28.300-04:00

This looks amazing, I've got a couple birds on my Big Steel Keg now, hope they come out as nice!

Very grateful for the recipe and the blog.. We hav...

2010-05-28T15:21:53.247-04:00

Very grateful for the recipe and the blog.. We have a BGE, and have used this recipe a few times, and I am about ready, 15 min, to pull the finished product off of the grill. Ironically, we are using this recipe, both chickens, for your chicken salad recipe ( a monster hit with everybody we know), although we add chopped,red seedless grapes and chopped walnuts....
We're preparing this presently for my 40th birthday party tomorrow...
Again, thank you for the recipe, and for making all of your recipes easy to understand, from start to finish.
Best wishes, good health, and good eating from the 2 of us.

Steven and Desire' Garretson, Louisville, KY

Wow, your chicken looks soooooooo good!! I came on...

2009-12-19T22:23:40.373-05:00

Wow, your chicken looks soooooooo good!! I came on here looking for this recipe for my dad and it's left my mouth watering!

Oh yeah, I smoke chicken for the stuff you can mak...

2009-10-23T21:45:13.395-04:00

Oh yeah, I smoke chicken for the stuff you can make after - smoked
chicken Waldorf salad, pasta dishes, sandwiches. I'm pretty busy, so this
much time spent is worth it most if I can make several main dishes out of
it. Thanks for a great recipe.

I really shouldn't come here in the morning!! NOW,...

2009-05-25T11:16:54.082-04:00

I really shouldn't come here in the morning!! NOW, I'm hungry!!! It looks fantastic!!!

Lisa (lisita15)
http://beachmom15.blogspot.com/

I am SUCH an amateur at smoking, or anything grill...

2009-05-24T19:46:40.872-04:00

I am SUCH an amateur at smoking, or anything grillwise in general...can you do it on a regular grill?

Brother, that looks some fine eatin' my man. B.D....

2009-05-21T23:48:13.684-04:00

Brother, that looks some fine eatin' my man.

B.D.

Looks great! I don't think I've ever done chicken ...

2009-05-21T17:14:27.587-04:00

Looks great! I don't think I've ever done chicken low and slow. I usually grill it on a raised grid at between 350 and 400°F. I'll have to give this way a shot.

I know I come on here and gush about the food, but...

2009-05-18T23:57:49.281-04:00

I know I come on here and gush about the food, but you don't understand how good that chicken looks to me right now. It looks like perfection. I never wanted a BGE so much.

I also like that raw chicken freak you out. Now I know your kryptonite.

I also think of smoking chicken or turkeys first b...

2009-05-18T15:27:00.000-04:00

I also think of smoking chicken or turkeys first before pork. You did a fantastic job, the color is perfect.

I did see you grilling article in the Sentinel yesterday. Congrats!

AMAZING! I love the color of the bird - it looks ...

2009-05-18T11:19:00.000-04:00

AMAZING! I love the color of the bird - it looks absolutely perfect.

Okay first you have chicks laying on their back, n...

2009-05-17T18:00:00.000-04:00

Okay first you have chicks laying on their back, now some side action shots, lol

Sorry gutter hit my mind before the hunger did! I just brined and chili smoked a huge bone in pork shoulder for tamales (a post this week, so shhh)

I know what I'm making for dinner tonight!

2009-05-17T12:59:00.000-04:00

I know what I'm making for dinner tonight!

Chris will you come be the chef at my house? :) Y...

2009-05-17T12:01:00.000-04:00

Chris will you come be the chef at my house? :)

Your BBQ'ing and pics always leave my mouth watering....

Hugs
Terri

I always get SO hungry when I come to your blog. ...

2009-05-17T10:11:00.000-04:00

I always get SO hungry when I come to your blog.

You know what I think of when I think of smoking foods? THE WAIT! It takes so long. It smells so good... it just tempts me all day with the delicious aroma. While I have to wait hours to finally eat it!

There is a lot of info in this that will be extrem...

2009-05-17T08:29:00.000-04:00

There is a lot of info in this that will be extremely helpful in me smoking chicken. THANK YOU!! Oh and your chicken looks incredible.

That Green Egg is the best smoker I ever saw for c...

2009-05-17T08:22:00.000-04:00

That Green Egg is the best smoker I ever saw for chicken! Keeps it nice and moist...