BBQ Spatchcocked Chicken

[LarryR]

Woke up this morning craving BBQ so after a couple of heavy meals I decided to smoke a couple of chickens. Made-up a go-to generic bbq rub, cut the birds and threw them on over some cherry wood. Bird on top was done in 4 hours, bottom in 5. Cooked around 235. Turned out great, moist, tender with a light cherry smoke flavor. Bird on the bottom was a little better as it was basted in the drippings from the top bird but both were great.

[Conodo12]

Good job on the spatchcock chicken - it is one of my favorites! I can honestly say, my chickens cook a bit faster than 4 or 5 hours and we cook at the same temp. Were you just looking to have them fall off the bone?

Thanks for the pics!

[mguerra]

chix

Chicken seems to take a really long time to cook if you do it indirect. At any temperature. Maybe he did it indirect; Larry did you?

[LarryR]

You are correct sir!

Did in-direct with clay saucer over the fire and deflector sitting on top of that.

I use the clay saucer as I cannot bring myself to dirtying the stone that came with my KK, waiting for my clay saucer to fall apart then I'll dirty the stone.

[mguerra]

white, then black

Yeah, I did the same, used a homemade deflector for quite a while!

[T Rex]

Well, haven't done a spacthcocked chicken yet on the KK yet so I guess today is the day. I am planning indirect at a little higher temp than Larr..... with lots of Apple wood, will report back later.

Oh yeah Larr, fabulous cook, thanks for the pics.

T Rex

[rorkin]

Re: You are correct sir!

I just wrap the stone in foil

Did in-direct with clay saucer over the fire and deflector sitting on top of that.

I use the clay saucer as I cannot bring myself to dirtying the stone that came with my KK, waiting for my clay saucer to fall apart then I'll dirty the stone.