Place each chicken onto a flat cooking sheet that will fit inside your smoker.
Traeger grill bbq chicken thighs.
Traeger competition style bbq chicken thighs.
Prep the bbq sauce in a large bowl big enough to dunk the chicken into.
When ready to cook set traeger temperature to 350 and preheat lid closed for 15 minutes.
2 while grill is heating trim excess fat and skin from chicken thighs.
Remove the entire dutch oven from the grill and let the chicken rest for 15 minutes.
Smoke flavor tender meat perfect char happy chicken lovers.
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What this does is allow a hot enough temperature to get a nice char and crispy skin while still inviting some smoke infusion to get into the meat.
Cover the dutch oven with the lid close the lid of the grill and cook for 45 minutes.
While grill is heating trim excess fat and skin from chicken thighs.
Traeger competition style bbq chicken thighs.
This method works great with any pellet grill.
Place a large dutch oven on the grill grate and fill the bottom with the butter water and salt.
Remove the chicken from the smoker and using a pair of tongs one by one dunk the chicken thighs into the bbq coating both sides.
Increase the temperature to 350 and allow the grill and dutch oven to pre heat lid closed for 10 15 minutes.