Smoked BBQ Chicken Legs: Old School VS. New School...Which is better? | Ash Kickin' BBQ

In today's video, it's a battle of old school versus new school smoked BBQ chicken legs! Now, I am a huge fan of BBQ chicken, specifically BBQ chicken legs. It's a nostalgia thing for me, as I always think of my grandfather cooking BBQ chicken at our family cabin in the summers. The distinct smell of caramelized BBQ sauce, and delicious cooked chicken is just something that cannot be beat! BUT, lately there's been a new twist to BBQ chicken legs, the butterflied chicken leg. The argument made for this method is it has more texture, and cooks faster, which sounds like a win, but is it better than the old school smoked BBQ chicken legs that I've known and loved my whole life? Well, you're just going to have to watch this video and find out which is better...old school BBQ chicken or new school BBQ chicken!

The cook on these BBQ chicken legs was very simple, and you can find the whole recipe below. I will say, I'd love to try this method on a direct fire cooker such as my Weber Kettle, or my PK Original. But, the Lone Star Grillz pellet grill did an amazing job, as always, and this battle of old school versus new school smoked BBQ chicken was such a fun cook!

Look below for this full recipe. Any questions? Be sure to drop a comment, and I will do my best to get back to you! As always, thanks for the support!

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Full Recipe:

| Ingredients |

-Chicken Legs
-Ash Kickin' BBQ Honey Chipotle Rub
-Tailgaters BBQ Party Rub
-BBQ sauce of your choice

| Instructions |

Prep:

1. For the new school method of the butterflied BBQ chicken, you just want to trim the legs per the instructions in the video. It's very simple, you're just basically cutting on either side of the bone to open that leg up. For the old school method, well....no trimming required! It's old school!

2. After you're finished with the trimming, it's time to season. For this recipe I went with a base of Tailgater's BBQ Party Rub, follow by my Ash Kickin' BBQ Honey Chipolte.

| Cooking |

1. Set your smoker for 300°F

2. Put the chicken on the smoker, and allow to cook for 30 minutes.

3. After 30 minutes, flip the BBQ chicken legs over, and let them cook another 30 minutes.

4. After one hour, your chicken should be anywhere between 175-190° F, and it's not time to sauce.

5. Sauce your chicken on both sides, and allow the sauce to caramelize for 5-10 minutes. You can sauce more than once if you'd like.

6. After the sauce has caramelized, removed the smoked BBQ chicken legs from the cooker, let them rest 10-15 minutes, eat and enjoy!

*Links for everything I use down below*

-----The stuff I use:-----

-Ash Kickin' BBQ Honey Chipotle Rub (use code: ASHKICKIN and save 10%):
https://www.sucklebusters.com/bbq-rub...

-Tailgaters BBQ Party Rub (use code: ASHKICKIN and save 10%): https://www.sucklebusters.com/bbq-rub...

-Livia's Seasoning: https://amzn.to/43OYzbT

-Granulated Garlic: https://amzn.to/3IZrQrl

-Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt: https://amzn.to/3B7MsYX

-16 mesh black pepper: https://amzn.to/2ZfLLQ4

-SuckleBusters Honey BBQ Rub (use code: ASHKICKIN and save 10%):
https://www.sucklebusters.com/bbq-rub...

-Shun Chefs Knife: https://amzn.to/3RN5zB7

-Disposable Cutting Boards: https://amzn.to/2UWLwY8

-Fat Separator: https://amzn.to/3oWRgdG

-Thermoworks Smoke: https://www.thermoworks.com/Smoke?tw=...

-Thermoworks Thermapen MK4: https://www.thermoworks.com/Thermapen...

-Cooking Racks: https://amzn.to/3gu68xb

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