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Just finished my first batch of wings in my Amerique. I have never eaten any poultry skin from my smokin' tex, it was always too rubbery and translucent. I set the Amerique to 300 degrees, no pre-heat, and put a dozen drummettes into the smoker seasoned with salt and pepper. After two hours I found the skin to be crisp but tough, more leathery than rubbery. Definitely edible.
A swarm of mosquitoes convinced me to crisp them up indoors in the convection oven rather than outdoors on the grill. I hit them with hot sauce, ran them about eight minutes at 400 degrees, then sauced them again. Some of the meat was a little mushy, probably overcooked them during the process. However, I can honestly say that I didn't miss the deep fryer one bit. Definitely worth trying again.
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Crispy skin is about evaporating moisture. There is a FINE balance between evaporating the moisture from underneath (the chicken) and that inside the skin itself.

In a smoke it's about two points. One the humidity inside the smoke and Two the temp.

Next time, dump some humidity, say an hour in the cook. Open the door for 10 to 30 seconds. Yes, it will extend the time a little, but it dumps the humidity also.

Keep experimenting and let us know how it goes.
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Originally posted by SmokinOkie:
Crispy skin is about evaporating moisture. There is a FINE balance between evaporating the moisture from underneath (the chicken) and that inside the skin itself.

In a smoke it's about two points. One the humidity inside the smoke and Two the temp.

Next time, dump some humidity, say an hour in the cook. Open the door for 10 to 30 seconds. Yes, it will extend the time a little, but it dumps the humidity also.

Keep experimenting and let us know how it goes.

Never done chicken in my rig. Thanks for the chicken tip Smokin Okie.
I do the same when smoking jerky but I open the door every half hour, swing it slowly open and closed to dump excess mositure.
Works like a charm.

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