Chicken Heaven

[PappyBBQ]

Man, EVERY time i put chicken into my PBC I am simply blown away by the results. This past weekend it was just the wife and me, so I split a whole chicken in half and wet brined it overnight. I wet brine because my wife likes me to put pickling spices into the brine. It's quite tasty and really penetrates the flesh. Before cooking I used MeatHead's Memphis Dust. Put half into a "set it and forget it" (who remembers that slogan?) electric rotisserie for the wife, and the other half into a blazing PBC for me. I mean DANG! That chicken outta the PBC was simply heaven. Crispy skin, moisture just running out of the meat... I just can't get enough PBC chicken. I mean, I can come home from work and have chicken ready to eat in 90 minutes tops. Seems no matter what I cook in the PBC, a chicken will find it's way into the barrel before the cook is done! Just can't resist.

[fuzzydaddy]

Your description of the chicken just made my mouth water. Maybe a PBC for me one day.

[JeffJ]

That sounds terrible to me.

*kidding*

[David Parrish]

Yep the PBC is a great cooker. Especially for chicken!

[Voodoo]

With you PappyBBQ. Many folks have mumbled "this is the best shit I ever ate" with their head down and mouth full of PBC chicken as dinner guests. It's SO EASY too. I think you could slather left over mashed potatoes on a darn chicken and it would come put awesome from a PBC

[PappyBBQ]

Right? I never got those kinds of comments before the PBC. Oh, folks would say the BBQ was good, but your second sentence hits the nail on the head perfectly.

[3DJ]

Totally agree. I call mine the bird whisperer. Lol. Hands down best chicken and turkey I have ever had. It does it so constantly and effortlessly too. I often tell people if I never do anything else on it that it was still worth every penny!

Jim

[Jerod Broussard]

I agree....my next one I'm doing a jerk chicken and pretend I'm the host of Project Smoke and BBQ Pitmasters.

[richinlbrg]

PappyBBQ , what is your brine recipe? Are you willing to share - sounds GREAT!

[RonB]

I shouldn't be reading this when I'm hungry...

[Strat50]

Man, you guys!, now I have to get a PBC to augment my other stuff. My wife(the person that allows me to live with her..lol)and I eat a lot of chicken, and a PBC would add another component to our outdoor kitchen. I love my kommado, but sometimes I wish I had more capacity for larger recipes. After I get the rest of my drum set together(we're getting our old band back together and cymbals are NOT cheap), it might be time to pull the trigger.

[PappyBBQ]

PappyBBQ , what is your brine recipe? Are you willing to share - sounds GREAT!

Very simple actually. The recipe is for 1 chicken split in half. You can leave the chicken whole if it's not too big for a 1 gallon ziplock. I split the chicken as it fits into the bag better...

1/2 gallon water
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
2T Pickling spices
2 T Memphis Dust

Bring all ingredients to boiling point and then let cool completely. Throw everything in the ziplock bag overnight. Remove from brine in the morning, rinse well and dry. Let sit uncovered in fridge until time to cook.

[richinlbrg]

TYVM!! I look forward to it!!

[lschweig]

Are the T measurements teaspoons or table spoons. Thanks!

[PappyBBQ]

Tablespoon.

[ptehan]

PBC would be worth it just to cook chicken even if you already have a go to smoker for everything else. It's the best.

[mikmak8902]

Wow ... just tried a chicken last night. It was fantastic. Amazing how easy it is. Split, Oil, Rub, Hang, Eat. 2hrs from start to finish. And to make it even better, I had no idea how cheap whole chickens are. $5 for a 5.5 lb chicken. That's one hell of a $5 meal.

[ptehan]

Go Orange

[ssandy_561]

$50 more needed into my BBQ Bank Fund and the PBC is all Mine

[Joe_Gardner1981]

Hope that 50 bucks comes soon! You're gonna love the PBC!

[Bob's BBQ]

Best chicken and duck I ever ate came off the PBC. (The photo is the first two chickens I did - the family when crazy for them.)

[PappyBBQ]

Good lookin' chickens!!