Big Green Egg Chicken Legs Recipe

Set the EGG for direct cooking without the convEGGtor at 375F191C.

Big green egg chicken legs recipe. Add the chicken to the EGG. Ignite the charcoal in the Big Green Egg and heat the EGG with the convEGGtor to 200-210C. Flip 90 every 5 minutes and baste with garlic butter until an internal temperature of 165F74C.

To prepare the rub. I let the chicken legs smoke until they hit around 165-170 degrees. Once the chicken legs are seasoned I just hung them on the chicken rack and placed them on the grill.

Light your Big Green Egg with your wood selection. This method of cooking a chicken is so easy and the results are amazing. Not smoking smoking chicken legs on the Big Green Egg.

Set the EGG for direct cooking without the convEGGtor at 375F191C. Never made them but chicken drumsticks are fantastic. You may roast the chicken standing up or laying down.

Set up your EGG for indirect cooking with the ConvEGGtor in the legs up position. I also rotate my grid 90 every time I turn the chicken to compensate for any hot spots in the coals. Get the temp nice and hot because you are going to drop that chicken to get a nice seer on each side.

When using chicken legs apply the rub under the skin of the thigh by carefully lifting the skin. Fold chicken wings under and tie legs together. I do chicken quarters leg and thigh.