My first attempt at chicken in the PBC. It took a lot longer than I expected, had a hard time getting the temp up. I am going to add more lit coals next time. I pulled about a quarter of the coals out of the basket. It was about half a chimney. After an hour it still was around 225, so I cracked the lid for 15min. It came up to about 350, so I put the lid on and it settled around 250. After an 2 hrs I cracked the lid again, to speed it up. We were getting hungry, and it was getting late. The end result was good for the chicken. Some of the juiciest chicken I have ever had, period. The skin was perfect also. The potatoes did not make it. I need to bend skewer more. I had it at about 60 degrees, it needs a 90. Temp was about 45 here in ST Louis today. Tomorrow is pork shoulder, I will figure out the timing and initial load soon. The chicken looks darker in pic than it really was. Key word was, its all gone.
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