T Rex Posted May 23, 2010 Report Posted May 23, 2010 After seeing Larr's post I thought that I would give a chicken a whirl. Spatchcocked it, applied olive oil, Montreal Chicken Spice and pepper while the KK was heating up. I decided to do an indirect cook and got the KK settled in at 275F dome. Put the bird in and never checked it until 3 hours later...... breast temp was 169 so I took it off to rest........ The KK warming up Three hours in...... Resting I have to apologize for not having a plate shot. The chicken took longer than I expected and I let it rest for 30 minutes so we were really running behind......... The chicken was very moist however I might of over done it with the Apple wood chunks... I mixed them in with the lump but never thought it would take 3 hours....... so a bit too much smoke. T Rex
LarryR Posted May 23, 2010 Report Posted May 23, 2010 Never Tire Of seeing pictures of your cooker, she's a real beauty. Oh, chicken looks good too!
LPT41 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Posted May 27, 2010 Reminds me of George Thourogood's song "BAD TO THE BONE" Looks great!!
LPT41 Posted May 27, 2010 Report Posted May 27, 2010 T Rex when you say to much smoke--how much wood did you use? Just curious since I would like to do a couple of Lilly's loaf pan chickens this week end(!!! MY FIRST COOK !!!) I'll bet I now hold the record for owning a beautiful new KK and not cooking on it.
mguerra Posted May 28, 2010 Report Posted May 28, 2010 too excited The day my KK arrived, we had to put it in the driveway until I could get help moving it. I tore the crate off, started a fire right then and there and threw a pork butt on it straightaway. I may have the record for fastest first cook after delivery! The thing is, my wife was pissed as hell I spent the money, and I wanted to wow her with an awesome meal the first day. It worked.
T Rex Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Posted May 31, 2010 T Rex when you say to much smoke--how much wood did you use? Just curious since I would like to do a couple of Lilly's loaf pan chickens this week end(!!! MY FIRST COOK !!!) I'll bet I now hold the record for owning a beautiful new KK and not cooking on it. Probably a dozen chunks 2.5 inches square dispersed with the lump. For some reason I thought it was only going to take an hour or so however when you cook indirect, as the Doc stated elsewhere earlier, it takes quite a bit longer. T Rex
LPT41 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 Hmmm so I used 2 chunks and don't believe it was enough. My first fireing and cook came off without a hitch. Easy to maintain temp. I did the Chris Lilly loaf pan thing. Good thing I did two chickens--granddaughter was having a fit to get on the lake and by the time we came back there was hardley enough to eat must less take a picture!! Note to self: get another loaf pan, two ain't enough.
