Let's Talk BBQ
FORUM SPONSORS => Pit Barrel Cooker Co. => Topic started by: ChrisD46 on December 16, 2020, 04:49:12 AM
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My attempts to cook chicken pieces in the Pit Barrel resulted in chicken tasting like grease / smoke and not a good BBQ taste . I believe next I will try putting the chicken pieces on the grill grate elevated on a wire rack sitting inside a pan with a half inch or so of water to catch drippings . This approach using a couple of smoking wood chunks (Apple / Pecan) in the charcoal should yield a BBQ taste and not a grease taste in the finished chicken pieces . *Have you done similar - your thoughts ?
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This question has generated quite a lot of discussion on other forums. The two opinions on renderings hitting the coals, vaporizing and coming back up as a "fog" –
- Makes the best chicken. No other cooker can match it. (Several competitive BBQ teams cook their entries this way.)
- The grease taste is horrible. We'll never do it again.
IDK if some variable enters into the mix and changes the imparted taste or if it's simply a matter of personal taste preferences.
Perhaps it's genetic—in the same manner that some people think cilantro tastes like soap.
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Chicken is a smoke magnet for sure.
Having a drip pan on the cooking grate will surely tame the smoke and grease dripping on the coals and should work out fine
I do my chicken in an air fryer these days.
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My family doesn't like the grease fog. I only put charcoal in 1/2 my charcoal basket and cook on the other side. No grease fog. My family likes chicken on the Weber kettle now.
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My family doesn't like the grease fog. I only put charcoal in 1/2 my charcoal basket and cook on the other side. No grease fog. My family likes chicken on the Weber kettle now.
Its just downright difficult to beat a kettle....
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As Tommy will probably agree with, my Charbroil SRG is my go to way for poultry both wings and pieces. I also use my Weber Deluxe Poultry Roaster in my Weber Kettle and SRG with excellent results. I can also use it in my pellet grill. It is an excellent way to cook.