Smoked Chicken Thighs with Buffalo Wing Powder and "Hot Sauce" Powder

[JP Z]

Well with yesterday being in the 50's I had to smoke some chow. I tried Chicken thighs 2 ways, it actually ended up being 3 ways but my first batch was the main one.

I did some with the Buffalo Wing powder from Firehouse Pantry and then I did some with their "Hot Sauce" Powder. This is just Frank's Redhot with some extra Cayenne.

Both were Very tasty. I ran the Smoke Vault between 250-265 for about 1 hour 45 minutes. Then since my grill doesn't like me I stuck them under the broiler for 4 minutes to crisp up.

Very Tasty!

[eyeguy 54]

looks great! sometimes I wish I could eat the hot stuff.

[JP Z]

These weren't spicy at all, I need to figure out those powders better. Very mild, but delicious.

[Grainbelt]

That looks like a winner! Did you cook them first then powder or spice them before grilling?

[JP Z]

I powdered them before putting them in the smoker, added a bit of powder after the smoker and before the broiler. I wonder if mixing the powder with some canola oil would help as then it would stick to them.....I need to experiment and good thing the weather is changing to allow that

[eyeguy 54]

so hot sauce powder is not hot? any flavor?

[Jim Almquist]

I like to make sure my chicken is dry and then spray with oil and add my spice. I like the sounds of your spices. Might just have to order some and give it a try. One of my favorite for chicken is Garlic Garni. It adds flavor but there is no heat but that is OK once in a while

[minky]

Looks great, thanks for sharing!

[Jim Uran]

yummmm!!!

[JP Z]

The Hot Sauce powder has a bit of heat, nothing overpowering though it's just dehydrated Frank's Red Hot but milder without the vinegar? Thanks for the tip Jim, yeah I'm thinking just a little oil to get it to stick.

[nofishfisherman]

I did these on the smoker a while back. I did a homemade dry rub first and then smoked them with apple wood for an hour or two if I recall. When they were close to finished temp I moved them over the gas grill to get sauced and to crisp up the skin. I did 2 different sauces, one was a homemade herb sauce and the other a bbq sauce. Both were really good.