Dry chicken on the pbc jr

[bbqLuv]

Dry chicken? Try BBQ sauce or gravy.

[HawkerXP]

PBC usually cooks faster then the "normal" cooker. What was the temp in the barrel? I like to remove one rebar to allow more airflow and this increases the temp into the higher 300s. I see anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours for chicken in my book. I don't normally split my birds.

[Edward7774]

They were a little for 5lbs. I used different 2 thermometers they both read the same thing

[shify]

Three hours for a half a chicken? How big were those chickens because three hours seems at least an hour more than it should take. Are you sure your thermometer is working right? I also think 165 degrees is too high for breast meat - I usually go for 155 degrees in the breast

[Edward7774]

1st cook on the pbc Jr. 2 halfed chickens. Took 3 hrs for the breast to temp 165. Then they were dry. What did I do wrong?