July 26 2016
I don’t know about most of you but it has been almost too
hot to cook out or in! We have had 90’s heat for over a month now. It’s been
very humid but no rain. We are getting a small break only 89 today!
My butcher had split chicken halves for $1.65 a pound so I
got two. I had some Yodhida and Lawry’s teriyaki marinade that needed used so
made brine for them. It was a half-gallon of water,1/3 cup kosher salt, 1 cup
Yoshida and about a half cup teriyaki. They were in the brine overnight. I got
the idea for the brine from one of Smoker Pete’s post on Lets TalkBBQ.
I had plenty of a pasta salad left over for a side. I let
the chicken halves air dry in the fridge a few hours then seasoned them for the
smoker. I used Big Dick’s Big Kahuna on one for the wife and used the Margarita
on mine.
They went on the Traeger at 200 deg. for some smoke for
about an hour. I then eased up the temp until I had about 340 deg. grill level.
It took a little over 1 ½ hours to get to a breast IT of 173 deg. I let them
rest about 10 minutes.
I cut the breast from the wife’s and served her. It was
minus the wing tips! To me the middle wing section is the best part of the
chicken and then the leg and thigh. I had the two wing tips, a leg and thigh
from my half.
Was it ever good, full of moisture and tender with some
great flavor. The wife said she really liked hers with the Big Kahuna; it was a
little sweet for me but tasted good. The Margarita was good on mine. After we
were done the wife was ridding up and said boy yours was hot! Here she had seen
some crispy skin on what was left of mine and was stealing it!
Brined, seasoned and ready to smoke
Ready to take in
Resting
The wife's
My supper
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