Seared Chicken Skin

[SDSean]

Any of you ever sear your spatchcock chicken on a HOT gas grill before tossing onto the smoker?

Does it make things better? Or is it a waste?

 

[Murphy's Law]

Never have! I always start my chicken low and then turn to 350 and baste and get very crispy skin!

 

[Jacob_Sausalito]

I use grill grates with the temp at about 400. I start skin side down, and keep it there until the skin looks great and crispy. Then I flip until the chicken is cooked through. All I use is a little olive oil and Traeger Chicken Rub. Everybody loves it.

 

[SDSean]

Never have! I always start my chicken low and then turn to 350 and baste and get very crispy skin!

That's what I did, and was less than thrilled with the crispyness of the skin. I even did a dry brine, and let it sit in the fridge for 24 hours. Full disclosure, it's my first time using my new Traeger ... so it might be user error. I will try again. Thanks for the reco!

 

[SDSean]

I use grill grates with the temp at about 400. I start skin side down, and keep it there until the skin looks great and crispy. Then I flip until the chicken is cooked through. All I use is a little olive oil and Traeger Chicken Rub. Everybody loves it.

So you start hot, skin side down. Do you lower the temp after you flip? Or just keep it hot & fast? (Thanks BTW)

 

[Houseboater]

I recently smoked one for about an hour at 250 degrees and then upped the temp to 375 until it was done and just below 165 breast and 175 thigh.. I think it was about 45 minutes more but the chicken was really moist and the skin was crispy. Pretty simple but foolproof method....

 

[JPSBBQ]

I use grill grates with the temp at about 400. I start skin side down, and keep it there until the skin looks great and crispy. Then I flip until the chicken is cooked through. All I use is a little olive oil and Traeger Chicken Rub. Everybody loves it.

Traeger chicken rub is delicious. One note of caution is it is high in salt so be a little careful on the amount you apply. I use a little less of it than some other rubs. The flavor is excellent though as stated.