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I have never cooked competition chicken thighs. I have competed in backyard comps and IBCA half-chicken comps, but in 25 years of Q'ing I have never attempted KCBS-style thighs.
Well today that changed. I clean my pit after each cook, but 1-2 times a year I give it a thorough cleaning. Today was that day. I cleaned the inside of my pit with Simple Green and pressure washed the grates. I needed to burn a fire to dry it out and making comp thighs in a pan seemed like a goof way to not waste my wood. Oh, and we have a YouTube Throwdown in progress...
So here is the YouTube video that served as the inspiration for this cook:
Smokecraft BBQ - How To Cook Competition BBQ Chicken Thighs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsztvD7vjDU
I started with a pack of thighs
I trimmed them as instructed in the video
...and rolled them up
I brined them in Oakridge Game Changer
I seasoned them with Plowboys Yardbird and put them in a pan with butter
Smoked over hickory at 300° for 1 hours, just like the video
Wrapped and smoked for 30 more minutes
I used the sauce that JimSmokes sent me in the recent sauce trade (very good BTW!)
On a rack and back in the smoker
Did I mention that I cleaned my racks?? These are 5 years old - check them out!
and here is the final product. I tried to replicate the thumbnail for the Youtube video:
These were VERY tasty. I ate two and the kids obliterated the rest. Unfortunately, I did not get a "bite through skin" pic.
I will say that making them picturesque was much harder than I thought. You comp guys will have some critiques, but I am happy with my first try.
Thanks for looking!
Well today that changed. I clean my pit after each cook, but 1-2 times a year I give it a thorough cleaning. Today was that day. I cleaned the inside of my pit with Simple Green and pressure washed the grates. I needed to burn a fire to dry it out and making comp thighs in a pan seemed like a goof way to not waste my wood. Oh, and we have a YouTube Throwdown in progress...
So here is the YouTube video that served as the inspiration for this cook:
Smokecraft BBQ - How To Cook Competition BBQ Chicken Thighs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsztvD7vjDU
I started with a pack of thighs
I trimmed them as instructed in the video
...and rolled them up
I brined them in Oakridge Game Changer
I seasoned them with Plowboys Yardbird and put them in a pan with butter
Smoked over hickory at 300° for 1 hours, just like the video
Wrapped and smoked for 30 more minutes
I used the sauce that JimSmokes sent me in the recent sauce trade (very good BTW!)
On a rack and back in the smoker
Did I mention that I cleaned my racks?? These are 5 years old - check them out!
and here is the final product. I tried to replicate the thumbnail for the Youtube video:
These were VERY tasty. I ate two and the kids obliterated the rest. Unfortunately, I did not get a "bite through skin" pic.
I will say that making them picturesque was much harder than I thought. You comp guys will have some critiques, but I am happy with my first try.
Thanks for looking!