Dan shows Julia how to make perfect Grilled Spice-Rubbed Chicken Drumsticks.
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I did this a few times since this video was posted, I learned that replacing half of the brown sugar with white makes for crispier skin. And last year to mix it up in that last 5 or 10 mins of cooking I've coated mine with the homemade BBQ sauce from Food Wishes, also good on all parts of the chicken, & even for cooking in the oven when it is cold, or rainy outside.
But if all of your friends are skiers, & a HUGE snow storm hits this is when you BBQ since everyone has the clothing for being outside in the cold for hours, BBQing & have a few cocktails, & then the outside heated jacuzzi 😄
And you must try BBQ'ed turkey kielbasa, just cut it in half long ways, & drench it in Kraft BBQ, or Bullseye, or the Food Wishes BBQ sauce & you'll see people turn instantly into barbecued turkey kielbasa addicts, you'll need to keep an eye on everyone because they will eat themself sick because they can't stop themselves. YES it is THAT GOOD. And I forgot to say you do have to cook it, just cook it as if it was the drumsticks cooked in this video.
The last party I had & barbecued turkey kielbasa was severed, my girl friend that never had it before, after her first bite she grabbed the bowl off the table & tried to run away with it, this was the end of her talking about wanting to become vegan. …she had sauce all over her face & hair stuck to her face, she didn't have a care in the world eating it like a 3 year old with her hands with a huge bbq sauce covered smile on her face.
And no, I am not the type that eats turkey bacon, or turkey burgers, etc that love bacon, real bacon, thick steaks rare, etc. Turkey bacon tastes like cardboard, & since there isn't anyone at the age of 140 years old in perfect health & looking like they're in their 20s, there is zero point in not eating real bacon.
I love any ATK recipes. But Dan explains the process in such an easy way to understand and makes me want to try. Chicken legs are a tasty affordable meat & any recipe that ATK takes on is worth a try. THANKS.
You mean brine it really for 1 hour
I've been using this cooking methodology with my own rubs and marinades which always produces the juciest most tender drummies I've ever had. Tried the actual rub recipe today and it was reeeaaallly good. 10/10 overall, would recommend.
The skin looks really rubbery.
ATK,,Hello, not being a drumstick person,,I’ll say this one has merit,,DAN,,,,you might just changed my mind,I’ll try this THANKS !;;;;;;🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
ATK,,Hello, not being a drumstick person,,I’ll say this one has merit,,DAN,,,,you might just changed my mind,I’ll try this THANKS !;;;;;;🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you. With the number of people who have high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes or are at high risk of getting these etc., it would be helpful to be given a tasty way to BBQ without brining as that will definitely increase the salt or sugar in the meat/chicken/fish being brined/marinaded/rub etc. Thank you.
"You're not gnawing it off the bone like you would normally do with drumsticks." "That's actually tender!" What drumsticks have you been eating lol. I've never had a tough drumsticks unless it was way over cooked or not fresh.
Always like your videos,never been disappointed yet. If I do this on a charcoal Weber grill, using indirect heat, what temperature should I grill at, I was thinking 300-375. Would this be a good temp to grill at, providing I let the temp of chicken to reach 185 degrees?
Too much small talk
What temperature can I do it in oven
Awesome drumsticks, hit o' the feast!
If I don’t have a grill can I do it in the oven
I made this chicken it was really good thank you
He said he was going to flip them and he never flipped them he just scooted them aside 🤔
"I brined these for a full hour because I really want to be extra juicy just for you" LOL!!!!!
♾️ lovely dish for real . He is always Awesome 😇 + 🕯💜 ❤ 🍀🍃🌾🌼🌻☕
Their grill internals always look like they've never used it. I love ATK!
Thanks for showing us how to burn chicken
Making next weekend for my daughter's birthday. So glad I found because eventhough I've seen several times on TV I needed a refresher! Love both ATK and Cooks County!
these two are definitely smashing behind the scene.
3 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs paprika
1 tbs chili powder
2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp table salt
3/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne
Mix. Rub. Roast
America's Test Kitchen forces you to sign up with a credit card just to see their fucking recipe. Smdh.
Awesome recipe, but it would be nice to know what the grill temp was at 25 minutes. Thanks.
Best part of the video: Dan was ready for that second bite immediately.
Not cool sticking the recipe behind a pay wall. Thumbs down
I'm having drumsticks for today's Super Bowl. 🍗
After the 1st 25 minutes when you are putting the ones in the front to the back you do not turn then 180°?
This woman is annoying as f
Did anyone notice, the juice that fell of his bite?
It was around 7:55
Not sure whether my guests would enjoy that or hate it. Pretty impressive either way.
Could you do these in an oven?
I always made the mistake of instant grilling on direct heat! This is great!
Did you wash the chicken
I actually think paprika is overdone in American bbq recipes. Try going without it, it’s nice
But you eat medium rare steak! Ewwww!
Do you rinse the chicken after the salt brine?