I was planning on smoking brisket today for my second use of my new smoker, but too many other things got in the way. So instead, I decided to smoke chicken drumsticks since they were on sale for $0.39 / lb!
This is the second smoking on the Weber Smokey Mountain smoker! Smoke time was 2.75 hours. There is another rack of drumsticks below the rack of drumsticks you see in the photos. You can see a ThermoWorks RT600C Pocket Thermometer sticking into the side of the smoker through the rubber gasket to check internal temp of the smoker. I am doing this until my new ThermoWorks Smoke remote thermometer/alarm comes in this coming week.
Chicken was cooked to 165 degree internal temperature. Smoker temp was 225 degrees. Once again, I used Costco's Rib Rub & Seasoning with three chunks of Apple wood for the smoke. Kingsford's Original briquettes were used for the fuel.
I had some used briquettes left over from the cook of the country ribs from two days ago so I decided to use them in addition to some new ones. I found that the used briquettes burned off a lot quicker and after the 2.75 hours, the burn was already diminishing. Luckily, the chicken did not need more than 2.75 hours, so it all worked out. But I think if I am going to smoke something like brisket that requires really long cook times, the only way to go is brand new, fresh briquettes!
Home Depot (along with other retailers) had two bags of 18.6 lb Kingsford Original briquettes for only $9.88 for the Memorial Day weekend. I purchased 14 bags (7 packs), so I have plenty of fuel for the summer!
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