Let's Talk BBQ
FORUM SPONSORS => Pit Barrel Cooker Co. => Topic started by: smokendevo on January 20, 2014, 01:01:15 PM
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Needed something for work tonight, cooked up some long grain rice with a dash of smoked sriracha salt and garlic butter. Tastes not bad ;)
Now I had these chicken thighs I was going to do the other day and never got around to it so I got off my BUTT this morning and fired up the PBC. I mixed together Jans Rub with Tatonka Dust. 50/50 and gave them a good rub. I like both so who knows this might be the best chicken ever ;) Not that warm out but the PBC held a nice 230 degree temp. About 1 hour later I had some nice looking chicken thighs. Hopefully I can find time to eat them tonight at work. Its been a nightmare around there lately :'(
Waiting for the PBC to get up to temp
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All done 1 hour later
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That is some good looking bird.
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Oh that looks like some good bird!!! Nice color!!! Don
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You have beautiful thighs.
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Yardbird parts look great!
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Great lookin' quarters but I got a couple questions...
... the PBC held a nice 230 degree temp.
Really? I haven't ever measured it but I always thought the temp was in the 300-350° range (based, I guess, on a 16-pound turkey taking about 4½ hours to cook).
Also, I've always been told that you should run the PBC on a "full load" of charcoal which usually burns for 6-7 hours or so here. Being a frugal turtle I hate to waste all that charcoal by lighting it up for a one-hour cook, even if I fill the grill or hooks. Any comments/suggestions?
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looks good from here .
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Great lookin' quarters but I got a couple questions...
... the PBC held a nice 230 degree temp.
Really? I haven't ever measured it but I always thought the temp was in the 300-350° range (based, I guess, on a 16-pound turkey taking about 4½ hours to cook).
Also, I've always been told that you should run the PBC on a "full load" of charcoal which usually burns for 6-7 hours or so here. Being a frugal turtle I hate to waste all that charcoal by lighting it up for a one-hour cook, even if I fill the grill or hooks. Any comments/suggestions?
Yup really turtle. I have drilled a hole in the PBC and added a long thermometer to the front of it. It reaches right to the center of the cooker.
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Now with this picture that was taken in the summer with no snow and freezing temps, something turtles know nothing about ;D I also get the same reading from my i-grill.
My elevation calls for the trap door to be closed as much as possible which gives me those low and slow temps.
As far as using a full basket of coals.....its not needed for small cooks. I filled that one up half way. Remember banker spend that money you can't take it with you. ;)
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Great lookin' quarters but I got a couple questions...
... the PBC held a nice 230 degree temp.
Really? I haven't ever measured it but I always thought the temp was in the 300-350° range (based, I guess, on a 16-pound turkey taking about 4½ hours to cook).
Also, I've always been told that you should run the PBC on a "full load" of charcoal which usually burns for 6-7 hours or so here. Being a frugal turtle I hate to waste all that charcoal by lighting it up for a one-hour cook, even if I fill the grill or hooks. Any comments/suggestions?
Turtle you should run a full load of charcoal for consistent temperatures and cooking times. There are people who shut the air shutter and remove the rebar & block those holes after cooking with the lid on. This should cut off the air and the charcoal should go out. Then you can reuse it later. I am not 100% about this working however since you need it to be completely air tight for this to work.
My PBC always runs around 300F on a full load of charcoal when lit with lighter fluid. Devo happens to live in an area that actually gets way below 65F. I know that is tough to fathom when living on an island with such harsh winter weather but it is true ;) so I imagine in those really cold temps when running a less than full load of coals 230F is not unexpected. Opening up the air shutter more should increase those temps when it is cold out.
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Great looking chicken!
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Yep, beautiful mahogany color on those thighs/legs! Gonna be a nice break for you tonight!
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Chicken looks awesome!
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I have never blocked off the rebar holes but if I want to chock off more oxygen to the char coal i will block the bottom vent with a rectangle fridge magnet. It holds up pretty well to the heat and lets you adjust just how much air you want coming in. There is an adjustable vent you can buy for these on the internet. I know someone installed it on theirs but can't remember who :-\ Maybe it was Mike but I'm not sure.
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Chicken looks real good.
Also like all PBC discussion :D
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Looks good, I cant wait til i get mine. If you use the same amount of lit charcoal each time, wont the temp be the same? So if you normally use 30 coals on 8lbs, use 30 on 4lbs. The starting temp should be the same, just a shorter burn time.
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Looks great!!! PBC Co. - Amber
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Love the color ;)
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tekn50- Definitely follow the included instructions to get you going in the right direction. Depending on your elevation you are going to let your coals go for either 15 or 20 minutes. This is very Important. Thank you, PBC Co. - Amber
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You have beautiful thighs.
Hilarious! The chicken looks great too! Nice job!
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Birds looks great