BBQ Chicken Thighs cooked on a bullet smoker

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Skinless options are lower in fat, while drumsticks are often cheaper.

BBQ sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade BBQ sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup with spices

Homemade sauces can be healthier with less sugar.

Put on gloves to handle raw chicken thighs.

Prepare a rub with 50/50 coarse ground black pepper and coarse grain sea salt.

Add an equal amount of Demerara sugar to the rub mixture.

Incorporate a couple of teaspoons of smoked paprika into the rub.

Sprinkle the rub generously onto both sides of the chicken thighs.

Rub the seasoning into the chicken thighs for better flavor absorption.

Place the seasoned chicken thighs onto the smoker.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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