How to smoke a whole chicken was one of the very first posts I did on this site. I love chicken. My wife loves chicken. My kids love chicken. My friends and family love chicken.
Apparently everyone loves chicken, because it is the most searched item, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
Seriously. Every single day. I’m not kidding. You people love your birds.
So, we have put together The Ultimate Chicken Guide. This is everything you need to know about smoking a whole chicken and doing it to an extraordinary level.
Brine, Inject, Rub, Butter, Stuff, Smoke…posts, recipes, videos…all here.
Did I just hear clapping?
Oh stop it. Please. Really, stop. You’re too kind.
Tips and Techniques
How To Stuff A Whole Chicken – Video
How To Inject A Whole Chicken with YouTube Video
How To Butter Rub A Whole Chicken – Video
How To Pull A Whole Chicken – YouTube Video
Recipes
Smoked Whole Chicken Stuffed with Lemon and Herbs
One of the things I love about smoking whole chickens are the leftovers that you can use for easy weeknight meals. Here is the link that shows you some of our great Leftover BBQ Chicken Recipes!
Followed your Directions and Brining is the way to go 6 Hr. Not dry at all so much juice was awesome Cherry wood not too smoky at all made a great Mothers Day thanks Kev.
Last weekend I did this smoked chicken for a small party of 45-50 guests. Including my Dad. I pulled this chicken, placed it in steam pans, and served. I also did ribs and pulled pork shoulder. I got compliments on all of what I served. But the compliments I received on this chicken just blew me away! Even my stubborn and bull headed Dad said, “This is absolutely the best chicken I’ve ever had”. He also said, “I’ve never had anything like this”! My wife heard this and said, “You know what Pop?” “To hear that from your lips carries a whole lot of weight!”
I will work with tweaking some additional spices as I continue to use this recipe as my base. But man oh man. This is the cat’s meow!
That is a great story! Thank you for sharing Alan! Really happy you had so much success with the recipe.
I did the whole smoked chicken for Mothers Day today. I’t was awsome, my wife loved it.
That’s great to hear, Scott – thanks so much for giving feedback! Not much better than a deliciously smoked chicken.