i'm going to smoke a large amount of chix thighs for my wife company function should i remove the skin before smoking? also should i smoke them part way and finish on the BBQ or finish all the way in my smoker? pros and cons ?
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You will be fine to cook them with the skin on. Just make sure you cook them above 250. Other wise your skin can get like rubber. I like to cook them at about 325.
Good luck,
Craig
Good luck,
Craig
Hey Craig, any ideas on Chicken, I'm still learning 
Cook them skin on, they'll stay juicier. Like Craig, try to cook them higher, but most of the CS electrics don't go above 250.
In that case.
Cook skin on and
1) take the skin off when done
2) finish them off on a grill to crisp up the skin.
Adding sauce in the smoker will be good and just give it 15 min to set, BUT it won't crisp up the skin.
You said doing them for the company, you might smoke them in advance. On the day, have a grill handy and finish them on the grill and sauce them then.
Lots of options.
PS: (Firehouse BBQ and Smokin Okies both took Firsts in Contests last year in chicken and we're still trying to figure it out)
Cook them skin on, they'll stay juicier. Like Craig, try to cook them higher, but most of the CS electrics don't go above 250.
In that case.
Cook skin on and
1) take the skin off when done
2) finish them off on a grill to crisp up the skin.
Adding sauce in the smoker will be good and just give it 15 min to set, BUT it won't crisp up the skin.
You said doing them for the company, you might smoke them in advance. On the day, have a grill handy and finish them on the grill and sauce them then.
Lots of options.
PS: (Firehouse BBQ and Smokin Okies both took Firsts in Contests last year in chicken and we're still trying to figure it out)