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Smoked Chicken Drumsticks
Make these Smoked Chicken Drumsticks on your smoker or Pellet Grill, full of great flavor!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
Unpack the chicken drumsticks and pat them dry with a paper towel, placing them on a tray.
- Step 2
Coat each of them with olive oil using a brush, you can also use olive oil spray.
- Step 3
In a small bowl, mix together the spices.
- Step 4
Evenly sprinkle the spices over the chicken drumsticks.
- Step 5
Place the tray back into the fridge.
- Step 6
Get the grill ready for the indirect cooking. You can use any pellets for your smoker or pellet grill, but cherry, apple, or pecan work very well and provide a great flavor.
- Step 7
Heat the smoker to 250*F.
- Step 8
Place the chicken drumsticks on the smoker or grill.
- Step 9
Close and cook.
- Step 10
Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 175*F (done at 165*F, we prefer them at 175*F). This took about 2 hours. Time will vary though depending on your grill and the size of the drumsticks, it's best to use a probe or meat thermometer throughout the cooking time.
- Step 11
Once the chicken is fully cooked, take it off the smoker and let it rest for about 4 minutes.
- Step 12
Coat with barbecue sauce and serve.
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