What am I doing wrong?

timj2456Member

Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to smoking. I smoked some boneless chicken breasts today. Coated it with a rub that my local BBQ place uses. Good taste and all.. Smoked with with Applewood for about 2 hours at 250. Came out good, but I can't taste the rub much. Ive noticed this with other meats, but is this normal? I was hoping to get a good flavor from the rub.

Thanks,
Tim

7/5/154:17 PM

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joemMember

What kind of smoker do you have? You can "over smoke" chicken pretty easily which will kill the taste of the rub.

7/5/154:21 PM

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timj2456Member

I've got the Smokette Elite SM-025. Used a small chunk of wood. Maybe I should go smaller than what I had.

7/5/154:28 PM

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rsnoviMember

I think 1 oz of wood is sufficient for chicken in a 025.

7/5/157:16 PM

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tomMember

Yep,there are folks that have the insides of their 25 well seasoned and don't even use any wood on boneless yardbirds.

7/5/158:52 PM

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Former Member

A LOT of rubs will tend to cook out, so apply a thicker coat or add some more towards the end of the cook

7/6/157:59 AM

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cal 2Member

It helps to coat the meat and let your rub paste up for 30 minutes or so before putting the meat into the smoker. If not, the juices tend to wash off the rub before it can soak/coat the surface good enough.

7/6/154:41 PM

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chudzikbMember

2 hours for chicken breasts seems like an awfully long time. What type of internal temperature did you achieve? Usually look for around 165 with chicken, go to far and you will dry out/overcook.

7/7/155:29 AM

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