Hey everyone, I spent quite a bit of time researching how to slow smoke a whole chicken on the weber smokey mountain 18.5". I'm a somewhat inexperienced smoker / cook and it seemed most recipes were a little to technical or confusing. I also tend to like the simpler taste of garlic salt and the natural meat flavor with a mild to medium smoke flavor. So here's what I did and it
turned out super juicy and flavorful. It was super juicy, tender and flavorful. Had the perfect mild to medium hickory smoke
flavor and was a piece of cake to prepare and smoke. I used digital thermometers to constantly monitor the temp at the grill and in the bird. Hope this recipe helps others smoke / cook a simple good tasting whole chicken. I would post a finished pic, but I guess it won't let me yet? Last edited: Nov 24, 2014
Congrats on your first cook! How was the skin? I've found that low and slow isn't best for chicken, temps at 350+ makes for some great chicken You Can't attach photos, you have to have a online photo library and do links to display Welcome to the forum! NeilHTVWBB Emerald Member
That looks great from here. But ur was tasty.
Welcome to the forum Dan! This smoked chicken recipe is a favorite. Making smoked chicken is a lot easier than you think and don’t be intimidated.
 2 Temperatures, 2 Flavors – You choose your Style!
How to make Smoked Chicken?Our technique below shows you how we made smoked chicken, step by step. Our smoked chicken recipe is out of this world. We are no strangers to the smoker and slow & low BBQ. We’ve spent many hours with the mesquite smoldering and cherry branches smoking. So many pounds of brisket and pork butt delightfully have been slow cooked. Now we smoked a whole chicken and love it. Roast chickens make a near weekly appearance for us. As we get older, the lighter meat of chicken feels better to eat, is quite tasty, and sits in the belly much less heavy than pork or beef (although they are still quite delicious). Watch the video How to Smoke Chicken:Yet we just didn’t think about smoking a chicken in the smoker. However that thought did creep into our minds recently as we had the BBQ craving kick in, and we are forever changed. One word, “Aammazzing!” This is something which will now be making a frequent appearance on our summertime tables. Chicken is perfect to pick up a perfect amount of smokiness, the meat stayed moist, and it was simple as can be. You’ll want to keep the smoker temperatures between 275°F-300°F, if desired add in some fruit or nut wood branches or chips (cherry wood, apple, apricot, pecan, almond, etc…) a couple times during the cooking to give a nice smoke flavor, and if you have the foresight, brine the chicken before hand for at least a couple hours, although overnight is usually best.
You decide on your smoked chicken crust, texture and flavor! Above: Hotter temp. & more smoke while cooking. Below: Lower temp. & less smoke used.
Lump Charcoal for Great FlavorOh, and if you want the best smoky flavor, use a good lump charcoal. We usually use a mesquite lump charcoal and have always been happy with the flavors. We smoke the chicken in a grill which has an offset smoker box. When filling the box with charcoal, divide the lit charcoal coals from the unlit, not having them all piled up together. Place the lit charcoal closest to the vent and the unlit closest to the cooking chamber. This will allow the charcoal to slowly burn its way towards the grill and not all burn at once. If you use briquettes, even good competition briquettes, we highly recommend to also use smoking wood chips. Either harvest your own from fruit tree trimmings or other good smoking wood (ie. apple or stone fruit trimmings, hickory, pecan wood) or buy smoking chips. Briquettes alone need a little help to get a decent smoke flavor, but with all of the lump charcoal brands we’ve bought, we’ve haven’t needed to add any extra smoking chips or trimmings. The lump charcoal alone produces a great flavor in the meat. How Long To Cook Chicken in Smoker?Time factor for this how to smoke chicken recipe will vary depending on how big your whole smoked chicken is and the temperatures you keep your smoker at, so it is best to check done-ness by measure the internal temperature of the chicken, at least until you are familiar enough with the process to do it by feel and sight. At the thickest part of the breast is should be around 165-170°F. Usually that will take around 3 1/2 hours for the average chicken, but will still vary quite a bit if your temperatures fluctuate and depending the size of the chicken.
LOVE our Weber Charcoal Chimney Starter – Perfect way to light lump charcoal or briquettes.
Make it a smoked FEAST! Party Time!
Some Favorite BBQs & Tools:Some smokers and tools make BBQ and grilling all the more enjoyable. Here’s some of the favorites:
Oklahoma Joe’s Offset Smoker – Love this offset smoker. Solid construction. Isn’t perfect, but with a couple easy modifications it will smoke as well as the $1k + smokers. Can use the main chamber also as a regular charcoal grill. Much better than the one used above in the video and photos.
Weber Upright Smoker – Used by Champion BBQ masters. Fantastic smoker! The 14″ is surprisingly large enough for family smoking. Go with the 18″ or larger if you regularly feed 40 or more.
Flame Boss Wifi Temperature Control – A gadget geeks smoking dream. Control your smoker’s temp. from your phone. Adjusts air flow, determines meat temperature. Gadget awesomeness!
Leather Grill Gloves – Can’t image grilling without them. I’ll use them to take pans off the grill, move the grates, shift around the charcoal. Enjoy! The chicken goes great with a good barbecue sauce too. Here’s a link for a homemade barbecue sauce (click on link for recipe). And don’t forget to save the bones to make an amazing stock. Just follow the same directions as for the basic chicken stock (click on link for recipe). More whole chicken recipes , bbq chicken recipes and slow cooker chicken recipes. This recipe was originally published in 2013 and re-published in 2021 with an awesome new video and photos. Enjoy!
Smoked Whole ChickenYield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 50 mins Total Time: 4 hrs See post for more recipe details. We definitely prefer to use lump charcoal instead of briquettes. Lump charcoal alone will provide a nice smokey flavor, however briquettes, even competition smoking briquettes seem a little flat on the smoke flavor. If using briquettes we highly recommend to also use smoking wood chips. Either harvest your own from fruit or other good smoking wood (ie. apple or stone fruit trimmings, hickory, pecan wood) or buy smoking chips.
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Calories: 488kcal, Protein: 42g, Fat: 34g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 170mg, Sodium: 159mg, Potassium: 429mg, Vitamin A: 318IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 2mg Course: Main Course Cuisine: American Calories: 488 Other Great Smoking & BBQ Recipes:
As an Amazon associate and partners with other affiliate programs, we may earn from your qualifying purchases. We may earn small commissions that goes towards all the costs of running this website and recipe tests. Thank you for your support. How long does it take to cook chicken in Weber Smokey Mountain?Add 4 apple wood chunks directly onto the coals in the charcoal chamber via the Smokey Mountain Cooker side door. After 1 hour place 1 more chunk on and repeat every hour of the cooking time. The chicken should take 3-3.5 hrs to cook at 120ºC.
How do you smoke a chicken on a Weber Smokey Mountain?Set your smoker to 250F using hickory for smoke. Place the bird on the smoker, skin side UP. Smoke the chicken for 2.5 to 3 hours until the breast has an internal temperature of 165F and the thighs are at 180F.
How long does it take to smoke a whole chicken on 225?Place the whole chicken in your Traeger and cook at it at 225 degrees Fahrenheit for 45-60 minutes. This low and slow start will let the smoke flavor penetrate the bird.
How long does it take to smoke a 5lb chicken at 225?Expect a cook time of about 2 1/2 to 3 hours for a 5 lb. chicken at 225 to 250 degrees F. With the whole chicken, the smoke time will be around 5 hours for a 5 lb. chicken at 225 to 250 degrees F.
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