Crispy Smoked Chicken!!!!!

[jannie23]

Just curious what people are doing to get a crispier skin on their chicken? I know you wont get a "fried" crispy, but at least something bite thru and that doesn't just pull off.

 

[GAnewbie]

Just curious what people are doing to get a crispier skin on their chicken?

This is one of the biggest challenges I have had, so I'm still learning the best result I have had...

Whole chicken. Spatchcock chicken, dry with paper towel, Give an extremely lite dusting with baking powder and place in the refrigerator. This I think dried out the skin to allow to crisp up. Once bringing the chicken close to desired temp I opened the grate to sear the skin until chicken done.

 

[Cowboy1955]

Just curious what people are doing to get a crispier skin on their chicken? I know you wont get a "fried" crispy, but at least something bite thru and that doesn't just pull off.

I spray apple juice every 30 minutes
Keeps it from being like shoe leather.

 

[jannie23]

I spray apple juice every 30 minutes
Keeps it from being like shoe leather.

that's great

 

[hankhill11]

If you have a horizontal smoker/pellet grill it might be easier to crank it and crisp it later on, but if you have a vertical, it might be tough. I am resigned to the best I can hope for is doin bite through skin instead of crisp.

 

[geh]

I've had pretty good success by bringing my smoker to high, putting the chicken on, skin side down till browned up. 10-15 minutes maybe. Then removing the chicken, get the grill down to smoking temp, put chicken back on and smoking to 165 degrees.

 

[Alx]

A little dusting with cornstarch will get you crispy skin in the smoker every time.