Nick Prochilo
Chef Extraordinaire
Larry does it like that all the time with no ill effects. I've never had the opportunity to cook both together.
You did just fine. Starting with the butts on top would mean you would have to remove the butts to get at the done chicken, then replace the butts. Nothing from the chicken would survive in the time and at the temps it took to cook the butts.buzzmee said:I did a cook on my WSM this past Saturday, 2 chickens and 2 butts 7#. My question is should the chicken be on the top cooking grate and the butts on the lower grate? All seemed to work well and tasted great, but I had a sinking feeing when I was all fired up and the meat ready toy go … which was right? When the chicken was done I pulled it off and moved the butts to the top grate. Any thoughts?
DaveG said:You did just fine. Starting with the butts on top would mean you would have to remove the butts to get at the done chicken, then replace the butts. Nothing from the chicken would survive in the time and at the temps it took to cook the butts.buzzmee said:I did a cook on my WSM this past Saturday, 2 chickens and 2 butts 7#. My question is should the chicken be on the top cooking grate and the butts on the lower grate? All seemed to work well and tasted great, but I had a sinking feeing when I was all fired up and the meat ready toy go … which was right? When the chicken was done I pulled it off and moved the butts to the top grate. Any thoughts?
Nick Prochilo said:Larry does it like that all the time with no ill effects. I've never had the opportunity to cook both together.