Smoked whole chicken with thermometers
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Whole Smoked Chicken: Cooking Temps and Doneness Secrets for Success

Smoking a whole chicken: oh, sure, we all thought about it, but only we had the guts to do it! Wait, that’s not true. No, people everywhere love smoking whole chicken. And why wouldn’t they? A smoked chicken makes a fine meal for your family, and if you have room in your smoker, making more…

A plate of jerk chicken nachos with Thermapen and spatula
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Jerk Chicken Nachos: Spicy, Cheesy, Perfectly Cooked

I’m writing this to you from the middle of July, and I can tell you that there are few things (besides ice cream) that I want to eat more these days than spicy grilled chicken. I’ve done the burger and hotdog cookouts, the Father’s Day ribs, and the Memorial Day brisket. It’s hot, the world…

Teriyaki chicken

Teriyaki Chicken Bowl Recipe: Temperatures for a Safe Dish

Teriyaki chicken bowls hold a special place in my heart. I know they’re not “high-class” food, but I don’t care. They’re delicious, and they are incredibly nostalgic. They are the food of the hungry teen, the hurried student, the frantic parent who needs to keep their kid’s mouths full for just a few minutes of…

Buffalo chicken drumsticks

Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks: More Meat, With a Thermal Trick for Feeding a Crowd

Here we stand, perched upon the precipice of great renown. Who will triumph? Who will fall? Who will become the object of praise, admiration, and glory; who will be be forgotten in the dustbin of history as an also-ran that didn’t have the guts to reach out and take the win? This weekend we find…

Korean Fire Chicken
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Grilled Fire Chicken With Cheese: Korean Spice Meets Temperature Perfection

If you were coming to my place for a football viewing party and I told you that I was making spicy chicken that is slaked in flavorful, finger-licking sauce, you’d probably expect a big platter of wings…maybe even grilled wings. But if you thought that, you’d be wrong. Because the spicy, finger-licking, beard-staining chicken I’m…