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Chicken skin is hard the get crisp if smoking below 300 you can always try to rub it butter or spray with olive oil that will help. How to get a crispy skin on barbecue chicken or smoked turkey.
Start smoking with a low temperature between 225-275F.
How to get chicken skin crispy in a smoker. Start smoking with a low temperature between 225-275F. Low temperature and slow smoking allow you to get a well smokey flavor in your chicken. But of course between this temperature chicken skin cant be crispy.
Besides you cant start smoking at a high temperature because itll burn your chicken before it is adequately cooked. Cook at the Right Temperature When you roast chicken at higher temperatures the fat in the skin renders faster and nicerand that means lightly crispy crunchy brown chicken skins fresh out of your pellet grill. Smoke chicken between 275 F to 350 F in your pellet smoker until the internal temperature hits 170 F.
This baking at 400 degrees is what allowed the skin to become wonderful and crispy. If you do not have a pellet grill capable of this smoke the chicken normally and then finish it. How to get a crispy skin on barbecue chicken or smoked turkey.
Simple salt under the skin and on the skin with your best spice recipe and time - 4 hours- in. Chicken skin is hard the get crisp if smoking below 300 you can always try to rub it butter or spray with olive oil that will help. If I am not smoking meat then it will be a cigar.
Once the chicken reaches 150 - 155 degrees F turn the smoker up to 400 degrees F. Making sure the chicken is skin side down sear the chicken thighs over direct heat until the skin is crispy and the internal temperature of the chicken thighs reaches 165 degrees F. Smoked chicken is a favorite at my place and Turkey for the holidays I always brine before to smoke poultry.
I smoke at 225F till done then i just put it in an oven at 375F for 10-15min. Crispy and delicious every time. And dont forget to keep the dripping for smoked gravy.