Where do you set the chicken

just throw it in there and let it rattle around and come to rest on its own... like dice! sorry. I'd say place it in the center, basically. I find the bottom rack on the smokette get more heat than the rest of the cooker. Probably similar for the 50/55. You should be able to put it anywhere and get the same result.

I tend to put things as high up as possible in my smokette. The more important issue, if you're going to fire up the smoker do a bunch of chickens. The leftovers are great in all sorts of things (enchilladas, caseroles, etc.). I make a point to make a lot extra, just to have the leftovers in the freezer for a quick meal. Throw them in a foodsaver bag and you're in business.

Richard

I have a 55 and I put single items in the middle around the second rack starting from the bottom.