I am going to buy a OBS this Friday. I will then attempt to smoke my first meal.
I am going to make a whole chicken.
I saw a recipe on here that looked good with a smiley kid behind the chicken. I think i'll try that one.
Any advice I can get from you guys will be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Commonsense
If you want to eat the skin, you will want to put the bird in the oven at a higher temperature after you apply the smoke. If you are not a skin eater, it will be great right out of the smoker.
I always keep the vent wide open when doing any poultry. Lots of moisture in the birds and you don't want that backing up into the tower, etc.
I believe some will dust a little corn starch on the skin to help with crisping. If I do a whole yardbird, I like to put a butter soaked cheesecloth over the bird when smoking.
I found it very helpful to do a little log book when I first started smoking so if I got it right the first time, I found it easier to duplicate. If there was something I wanted to switch, it was a lot easier to jot it down and remember what I wanted to do the second time I attempted to smoke something.
Good luck and have fun!
SD
Be sure to season the smoker once or twice before making any food in it.
So a 1.5 hour season at 160 should be good right?
I think that is what I read.
Yes.