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Easy BBQ Chicken Recipe
– Steep the chicken in buttermilk and your favorite rub (1/4 cup of rub) for 12 hours.
– After 12 hours, pat the chicken. Try to not dry it out completely as you need it to be tacky.
– Apply salt, pepper, and your favorite BBQ rub.
– Set your smoker to 275 and smoke the chicken until it hits an internal of 145-150 degrees.
– You will need a 50-50 mix of olive oil and melted butter, to baste the chicken with a rosemary sprig. – – Base and apply your rub again.
– Repeat every 15 minutes until you reach an internal temp of about 155 -160.
– Pull your chicken, let it rest for 8 minutes, slice and enjoy.
Burn Barrel
The first step is to burn off the toxins: run a fire until all or most of the paint has burnt off. Add more and more wood until the paint starts to evaporate. Keep your distance – the chemicals are nasty!
WAIT (unlike I did!) until the drum has cooled down and the embers are completely out, empty the barrel. Drill 1 hole in the center of the barrel at the opposite sides. By every center hole, 5” from every side you will create another hole, totaling 3 holes on each side. You want to place the first set of holes 3” from the bottom ring, 3” from those holes in mirror opposites you need to create 3 more sets of holes. The hole size is based on the rebar you can find. Most likely 3/8” of 1/2” rebar. The idea is to create a straining shelf for the coal to fall through to the bottom of the barrel.
Finally cut an opening in the bottom of the barrel, around 8” tall and 14” wide, make sure your shovel fits easily.
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