How To Smoke On A Charcoal Grill - Ace Hardware

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

whole chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are less expensive and still flavorful.

smoking wood chips

💰Cheaper: aluminum foil pouch

Foil pouch can be used to create smoke without chips.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for spatchcock chicken on a Weber kettle.

Show the Weber performer grill set up and ready for cooking.

Introduce the ingredients, mentioning two whole roaster chickens weighing 3 pounds each.

Demonstrate cutting the backbone out of the chicken using heavy-duty kitchen shears.

Trim the wing tips to prevent burning during cooking.

Make cuts on both sides of the back to remove it completely, then flatten the chicken by cutting through the breastplate.

Remove any bone shards from the inside of the chicken.

Season the chicken by placing it in a disposable aluminum pan.

Apply a light coating of olive oil on the chicken to help the seasoning stick.

Sprinkle paprika over the chicken for color and flavor, ensuring to season both top and bottom.

Prepare the Weber kettle by turning the grate upside down for easier access to add wood chunks.

Load the Weber chimney with briquettes and starter cubes, lighting them to get the charcoal ready.

Pour the lit briquettes into the grill, placing them on one side to create a heat zone.

Add unlit briquettes on top of the lit ones for sustained heat.

Introduce wood chunks (post oak) for added flavor during smoking.

Adjust the bottom damper to control airflow and temperature in the grill.

Cooking Techniques

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