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Cook for another 40-45 minutes or until desired internal temp is reached. Smoke for 4-5 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 on an instant-read meat thermometer.
Make sure the probe doesnt touch bone or youll get a false reading.
Smoking leg quarters on a traeger. Instructions Dry chicken leg quarters with a paper towel. Remove any extra pieces of fat from the back of the chicken. Rub the chicken with oil and sprinkle the rub evenly over all surfaces.
There is no need to rub it in. Let it sit for 20. Turn grill to smoke.
Turn your smoker on and get it up to 300 degrees. Remove the chicken quarters from the package rinse and pat dry. Apply olive oil to each chicken quarter.
Liberally cover both sides of the chicken quarter with your favorite BBQ. Chicken brine traegerThanks for tuning in to Jus Piddlin BBQ. If you like what you see please give me a thumbs up comment and SUBSCRIBE.
You do not need to feed the fire li. However most of the smokers available these days come with a temperature gauge. This simplifies your work.
Some electric smokers also have a dial for adjusting the smokers. So make sure that you have adjusted the temperature depending on the recipe. How To Cook Chicken Quarters On Traeger Barbecue Chicken Breasts.
Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters Smoking Times. The target internal temperature for chicken leg quarters is at around 165F and smoking them at 225-250F for 2-3 hours depending on the cut. For a more detailed process and how to get a crisp skin on the outside you can read the process below.
Sprinkle each side of the chicken leg quarters moderately with the chicken rub and let it sit while the smoker is coming up to temp. Today Im cooking on a Yoder pellet grill but any grill or smoker will work for this recipe. The key to good chicken is maintaining a temperature of 275-300 degrees.
BBQ CHICKEN LEG QUARTERS on the Pellet Grill - YouTube. Arrange the chicken on the grill grate and smoke for 1 hour. Increase Traeger temperature to 350 and continue to roast the chicken until the internal temperature in the thickest part of a thigh is 165 or the chicken is golden brown and the juices run clear about 50 to 60 minutes.
Smoke for 4-5 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 on an instant-read meat thermometer. Make sure the probe doesnt touch bone or youll get a false reading. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the leg but not touching the bone reaches 165 degrees F.
350 F Probe. Smoked Chicken Leg Quarters White Sauce Chicken Leg Quarters with Malcom Reed HowToBBQRight - YouTube. YouTube Ad Mk4 Thermapen.
How long does it take to smoke chicken leg quarters at 275. If your smoker will get up to 250 degrees to 275 degrees all the better. The chicken skin will be more tasty and it will take less time to smoke.
Cook for from 1-12 hours to 3 hours depending on your smoker temp. A leg quarter should easily separate into separate thigh and leg. Put thighs in the Traeger on smoke for 180 30 minutes.
At 30 minutes apply sauce or mop and crank Traeger to high. Cook for another 40-45 minutes or until desired internal temp is reached. For me this has resulted in a nice moist thigh with crispy bite through skin.