John Setzler Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 @Kamado Smoke that oil makes a difference.... any reason you decided to leave that out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebo Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 A basket over direct heat with a little baking powder added to the flour dipping mix will chip your teeth in 30 minutes. Now the meat may not be as juicy but the crispy skin is there. I have been unable to get both super juicy meat and crispy skin. My wife and I go for the crispy skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jark87 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I tried the max airflow technique on some thighs, but no success. Cooking temp was 450° for about 45 minutes, top and bottom vents wide open, indirect with the sloroller. I did not use flour - I’ll try that with wings. I don’t use flour when cooking chicken on my Kettle with the SnS and I wanted to see if the KJ could produce similar results. I knew that I was going to sauce them and serve as BBQ chicken, so it wasn’t a big deal that the skin wasn’t crispy. I just wanted to see if I could get crispy chicken skin. Thighs still tasted great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Godden Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Looking forward to trying this higher air flow technique with limited fuel. Very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jark87 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 It worked! I used flour this time and thighs had a nice crispy skin. I also left the control tower top wide open instead of just having the vent open. Bottom vent was also wide open. Took about 45 minutes to cook around a dozen thighs. Thanks for the tip, John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamado Smoke Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 @John Setzler HI John.. been away for a while... Thanks for the question on why no use oil oil on the wings... My last attempt on this was just to try to see if the Wings natural oils would work.. as suggested by CKreef.. They seemed to.. That being said as I experiment and learn on the Kamado Joe .. I do plan to try doing wings as you suggested... I enjoy your recipes and inputs to help newbies like me to test the limits of our Kamados.. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 12 hours ago, Kamado Smoke said: @John Setzler HI John.. been away for a while... Thanks for the question on why no use oil oil on the wings... My last attempt on this was just to try to see if the Wings natural oils would work.. as suggested by CKreef.. They seemed to.. That being said as I experiment and learn on the Kamado Joe .. I do plan to try doing wings as you suggested... I enjoy your recipes and inputs to help newbies like me to test the limits of our Kamados.. Cheers! The oil helps guarantee the flour will absorb it which will in turn gelatinize those starches and make the puff and crisp during the cook. It's an insurance rather than a necessity in this process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jark87 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Found a post from 2013 or 2014 on this site where thighs were cooked over direct heat, skin side down for about 1-2 minutes, then moving to indirect heat to finish the cook. Gave it a try today and I was impressed! Not quite as crispy as John’s flour technique, but still crispy and very tasty. Right after the direct cook: Finished product: Powered by Revolver Blood and Honey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Ale Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Half a smoking is better than none, but.... ...alas, looks purdy but still can't produce a crispy, edible skin. And we did flour it. But the skin was rubbery and inedible. Apple and cherry for a while on the Weber, finished on gas. Served with dressing on the side. Waaah. The only way we have ever attained edible skin is whole vertical chicken on the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpom Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Ginger Ale said: Half a smoking is better than none, but.... ...alas, looks purdy but still can't produce a crispy, edible skin. And we did flour it. But the skin was rubbery and inedible. Apple and cherry for a while on the Weber, finished on gas. Served with dressing on the side. Waaah. The only way we have ever attained edible skin is whole vertical chicken on the gas. Thighs, skin wrapped tight, ultra fine salt, 375°f indirect. Bubbly, crispy and delish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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