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Title: New England Chicken
Post by: Ken on April 16, 2022, 09:51:43 PM
I decided to try something different from a seasoning point of view.  Seasoned with Old Bay inside and out.  No extra salt.  Sugar Maple from SI for the smoke.  Sometimes it’s nice to shake things up.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: old sarge on April 16, 2022, 11:06:17 PM
Looks really good.  Old Bay!  How was it?
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: Lonzinomaker on April 16, 2022, 11:10:19 PM
Looks good. I use Old Bay alot. Love it on my scrambled eggs.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: Ken on April 17, 2022, 12:04:38 AM
Turned out great.  The sugar maple is a nice mild smoke.  I smoked some chicken with salt, pepper and paprika and the maple smoke was very nice that way.  In fact it was very nice.  The old bay is a bit more accretive.  I’ve smoked chicken with old bay and cherry and that works better.  Always nice to try new combinations.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: OldeSmoker on April 17, 2022, 01:32:05 AM
I haven’t tried Old Bay when smoke but I have used Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning and it tasted great. I’ll have to give it a try.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: Ken on April 17, 2022, 12:12:21 PM
Old bay is different than other seasonings.  It’s popular with seafood and chicken. It definitely has a good shot of celery seed and the sodium levels are reasonable.  It’s not going to replace your rib or beef rub.  I used it in a citrus based marinate for smoked shrimp and it was great.  It’s a nice short smoke with a mild wood like apple or maple.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: tpcdelisle on April 20, 2022, 09:38:33 AM
Hey Ken.  Sounds good. I’ve used Old Bay on seafood but haven’t tried on chicken. How long and what temperature did you use?
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: Ken on April 20, 2022, 12:23:55 PM
This was a 5 pound bird. Smoked at 150 for 30 minutes, 200 for 30 minutes and 250 for another 3 hours to an IT of 162.  I let the bird rest in the smoker for about an hour.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: tpcdelisle on April 20, 2022, 01:15:11 PM
Thanks Ken. I’m definitely going to try that.
Title: Re: New England Chicken
Post by: Ken on April 20, 2022, 02:17:44 PM
No need to grossly over season.  Just a nice even coat.  I like orchard cherry best.  It has a lot of flavor too.