{"id":2578,"date":"2012-10-04T05:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/?page_id=2578"},"modified":"2021-08-01T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T17:42:15","slug":"whole-chicken-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/recipes\/whole-chicken-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoked Whole Chicken Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/smoked-whole-chicken\/\">How to smoke a whole chicken<\/a> was one of the very first posts I did on this site.\u00a0 I love chicken.\u00a0 My wife loves chicken.\u00a0 My kids love chicken.\u00a0 My friends and family love chicken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Apparently everyone loves chicken, because it is the most searched item, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Seriously.\u00a0 Every single day.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not kidding.\u00a0 You people love your birds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, we have put together The Ultimate Chicken Guide.\u00a0 This is everything you need to know about smoking a whole chicken and doing it to an extraordinary level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Brine, Inject, Rub, Butter, Stuff, Smoke&#8230;posts, recipes, videos&#8230;all here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did I just hear clapping?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Oh stop it.\u00a0 Please.\u00a0 Really, stop.\u00a0 You&#8217;re too kind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/recipes\/whole-chicken-guide\/#Tips_and_Techniques\" title=\"Tips and Techniques\">Tips and Techniques<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/recipes\/whole-chicken-guide\/#Recipes\" title=\"Recipes\">Recipes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_and_Techniques\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\">Tips and Techniques<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2578 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0153-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSC_0153-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Inject-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Inject-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Inject-2-50x50.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Pull-Chicken-Snapshot-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Pull-Chicken-Snapshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Pull-Chicken-Snapshot-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/EIxHlf5VANo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Stuff A Whole Chicken<\/a> &#8211; Video<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/inject-a-whole-chicken\/\">How To Inject A Whole Chicken<\/a> with <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/rcg3KWo3BXE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Iiwy5SNM6UI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Butter Rub A Whole Chicken<\/a> &#8211; Video<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/que-tip-pulling-a-whole-chicken\/\">How To Pull A Whole Chicken<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/l_U43x1QntA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Video<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recipes\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\">Recipes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2578 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_4037-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beer-Chicken-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beer Can Chicken Recipe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beer-Chicken-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beer-Chicken-6-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Herb-Chicken-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Herb-Chicken-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Herb-Chicken-5-50x50.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Herb-Chicken-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Herb-Chicken-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/app\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Herb-Chicken-5-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Smoked Whole Chicken\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/smoked-whole-chicken\/\">Smoked Whole Chicken<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a title=\"Beer Can Chicken\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/beer-can-chicken\/\">Beer Can Chicken<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a title=\"Buttered Whole Chicken\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/buttered-whole-chicken\/\">Buttered Whole Chicken<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Herb Devoured Whole Chicken\" href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/herb-devoured-whole-chicken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smoked Whole Chicken Stuffed with Lemon and Herbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the things I love about smoking whole chickens are the leftovers that you can use for easy weeknight meals.\u00a0 Here is the link that shows you some of our great <a href=\"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/recipes\/leftover-bbq-chicken\/\">Leftover BBQ Chicken Recipes!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to smoke a whole chicken was one of the very first posts I did on this site.\u00a0 I love chicken.\u00a0 My wife loves chicken.\u00a0 My kids love chicken.\u00a0 My&hellip; 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