I will have 40 chicken quarters on the grill and we will be eating at 12 noon. What time do you think I should put the chicken on. I will be grilling skin side up ONLY, I do not flip my chicken and the heat of the grill that I will aim for is some where at 250 degrees 4 to 5 inches from the cooking surface.
2007-04-25 08:23:24 · 10 answers · asked by kanjeden 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I need more info. Your cooking with dry heat. Are the chickens going to be covered or open? Charcoal or gas?
Ballpark, assuming they're covered (they'd really have to be if you don't flip) and at only 250 degrees, they'll probably need a solid half hour. Thats assuming they're boneless.
For a guy with a chef hat avatar you really don't have much culinary background do you?
2007-04-25 08:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I would suggest you flip your chicken at least once. By the time the tops of the quarters are done, the bottoms will be burnt if you do it this way. Also, if you are cooking only 4-5 inches from the fire at 250, it's going to overcook outside before it's done next to the bone even if you flip it. At the very least it will be dried out.
I have a suggestion that will avoid all this if you don't mind.
put the quarters in brown-n-serve bags in the oven at 300 for an hour and a half. Put a cup of apple juice and a half a stick of butter in each bag. sprinkle some seasoning salt (not much) on the chicken. They will be falling apart tender when they are done. You can do this a day ahead if you like, but keep them sealed if you do, and make sure they don't sit at room temps for more than a couple of hours.
Now: half an hour before dinner - put them in a grilling rack or basket. It will enable you to turn them all at once and you can avoid handling them, which would tear them up at that tenderness level. Baste them with a thin sauce of your choice.
Put them on the grill 20 minutes ahead of when you need to serve them. They'll get the taste of the fire and it will sear the outside and they'll look like they were cooked on the grill the whole time, but they'll be falling apart tender and juicy.
good luck
Kevin
ps. Use natural charcoal and scatter hickory or mesquite chips into it right before cooking.
2007-04-25 08:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
chicken takes along time to cook on the grill. also u have to make sure it is cooked thoroughly. Are U marinating it?? I usually par cook my chicken in the oven before I put it on the grill,this way I know 4 sure it will be cooked. I would cook it on the grill for a least 20-25 minutes, and 40 pieces of chicken is a lot to cook and U do not want to stand in front of that grill for over an hour, nor have your friends get sick good luck yummy
2007-04-25 08:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by pretty_dutches 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they are quarters, then they have bones. I don't know why you don't flip your chicken, but you will probably need some kind of cover to reflect the heat back to cook the top, because at 250 degrees, it'll take forever to cook a leg (and it sure as hell won't be a half hour) if you're not flipping it. It's also not clear if you're going to use barbecue sauce or anything, but I would suggest cooking them starting closer to 10:30, and you can always keep them warm, and buy yourself an instant thermometer ($15) or be willing to sacrifice one or two to check the cooked status.
2007-04-25 08:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by T J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first suggestion is to turn up the heat 100 degrees as taking too long to cook food can lead to food poisoning. Second, it should take between 30 to 40 minutes, depending on how big the legs are. I would start at about 10:30, then when the legs are done, cover tightly until ready to serve.
2007-04-25 08:34:30 · answer #5 · answered by foxygoldcleo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grilling chicken until it is done at the bone ,
Leaves the outside dry and tasteless .
I recommend oven baking it 90% of the way ,
Then pull it and finish it on the grill .
You will spend lots less time over the grill ,
The chicken will have that fabulous grilled taste ,
Will be juicy AND done at the bone .
2007-04-25 08:34:02 · answer #6 · answered by kate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd parboil it first. Maybe 20 minutes, then grill it for about 15 - 20 minutes.
2007-04-25 09:09:30 · answer #7 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lemon pepper, always instead of BBQ Sauce...do you have any idea of what the manufacturers put in thay sauce? Read the label, you need to be a chemistry major to figure out the ingredients...lemon pepper, my personal favourite, is low on salt and sugar, and in my humble opinion, tastes better....
2016-04-01 06:58:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should start as early as 7 am.
2007-04-26 22:08:09 · answer #9 · answered by Sabrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with scuba man.
2007-04-25 08:40:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋