Cliff H.
Master Chef
I can't explain what happend. Everything went fine for a while.
Marinated a big pack of thighs in Chiavetta's for a couple of hours. " First time using it and loved the flavor ".
Sacrificed one latex glove for the cause.
Used about 3/4 chimney of well lit Royal Oak. Grilled the thighs " Roadside Style" . Indirect for 15 min per side and baste over the coals.
All seemed to be going well until I broke out the digital thermometers. I had to check the dome temp and internal temp to make sure everything was on the up and up. After about 45 min to an hour my fuel was only holding at a little over 200 deg. The internal temp of the meat was around 150 best I could tell.
I took drastic measuers and cooked for the next thirty min directly over the coals. After 1-1/2 hours I gave up and took the meat off. I never got to 165 but the juice ran clear and no red. There were a few large pcs that could have cookd longer. That tells me the thermos were reading right. Maybe I should have used more charcoal to begin with.
After eating about six pcs I decided that I would try and do better next time
Marinated a big pack of thighs in Chiavetta's for a couple of hours. " First time using it and loved the flavor ".
Sacrificed one latex glove for the cause.
Used about 3/4 chimney of well lit Royal Oak. Grilled the thighs " Roadside Style" . Indirect for 15 min per side and baste over the coals.
All seemed to be going well until I broke out the digital thermometers. I had to check the dome temp and internal temp to make sure everything was on the up and up. After about 45 min to an hour my fuel was only holding at a little over 200 deg. The internal temp of the meat was around 150 best I could tell.
I took drastic measuers and cooked for the next thirty min directly over the coals. After 1-1/2 hours I gave up and took the meat off. I never got to 165 but the juice ran clear and no red. There were a few large pcs that could have cookd longer. That tells me the thermos were reading right. Maybe I should have used more charcoal to begin with.
After eating about six pcs I decided that I would try and do better next time