Cooking Chicken Leg Quarters On Pellet Grill

Smoked chicken quarters on the pellet grill after hitting my mak 2 star hard for a year and a half the igniter decided to bite the dust gfi kept popping when i turned the mak on.

Cooking chicken leg quarters on pellet grill.

Smaller leg quarters can be done in about 1 5 hours while larger ones can take 2 hours or more. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator letting any excess oil drip back into the bowl. Cut off any excess fat from the back of the pieces season with your favorite rub place skin side up and cook. When ready to cook start the traeger grill on smoke with the lid open until the fire is established 4 to 5 minutes.

Let the chicken continue to cook. Cooking smoked chicken leg quarters on a pellet grill is an easy process. As always katrina at mak took great care of me and immediately sent out a new igniter. The chicken can burn quickly so keep a close eye on the grill.

I am so ready for this i sometimes just have got to grill something to fool myself into believing that nicer weather is just around the corner and my traeger grilled chicken leg quarters fills that bill perfectly. The chicken will need to reach a temp of 170 to 180 degrees. 1 hour of smoke time then 30 60 minutes of cooking time at a specified temperature. After 45 minutes flip the chicken over and check the internal temp.

Increase traeger temperature to 350 and continue to roast the chicken until the internal temperature in the thickest part of a thigh is 165 or the chicken is golden brown and the juices run clear about 50 to 60 minutes. Arrange the chicken on the grill grate and smoke for 1 hour.