I smoked my first chicken on the Weber Smokey Mountain smoker this evening Wow what flavor. I am a novice and spent some time watching YouTube videos on tips for cooking on my new Weber smoker, it was time well spent. I smoked a chicken tonight in about an hour and 10 minutes still need to master the temperature control of my smoker. Anyway I used lump hardwood charcoal because it came highly recommended for flavor and I am glad I did not use charcoal briquettes but I was a little concerned about the sparks that the lump charcoal gives off.
I recommend using an oven thermometer which can be purchased for about $6.00 and set it on the grill rack where the food will sit, the temperature gauge on the lid of the Weber Smoker registered much hotter than the surface of the rack where I placed the chicken. I used mesquite wood for flavor and did not put water in the pan, but placed foil to completely cover the water pan maybe that is why smoker was hotter and chicken cooked faster. I seasoned the chicken with only Kosher salt, ground pepper and then basted it with olive oil. When I took the chicken off the smoker the temperature registered 179 which is higher than the 165 recommended for chicken but it was so moist and full of flavor amazing.
One of the videos I watched recommended placing handles on the body of the smoker which makes it easier to lift on and off. It was real easy simply buy Genie Universal garage door handles $3.99 for package of two at Lowe's with a simple adjustment the handles fit right where you fasten the brackets for the racks. Recommend you watch YouTube video.
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