Simple chicken breasts

[Firemunkee]

This was from a simple weeknight cook. I ended dup cooking them over direct heat. I'm still learning so a lot of them ended up dry by the time the thickest past was a safe temp. I usually cook chicken indirect and usually they turn out okay. I used a full lit chimney of KBB and tried to turn them every few minutes. I know you can flatten them so they cook more evenly, I just haven't take the time to try that yet. I like the extra grilled flavour and speed with direct cooking but want to avoid dry chicken. Any suggestions would be much appreciated

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[HoosierKettle]

That looks tasty and healthy. I seldom do boneless skinless anymore but if you have an instant read try to pull them at 160 in the fat part. Someone correct me if that's bad advice?  I usually do bone in skin on chicken breasts indirect. They are more forgiving and very juicy. However not as healthy I'm sure.

I would eat every bit of that plate though. Looks great.


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[jacobp]

A full chimney might also be overkill for boneless skinless, I'd probably go about 2/3 if you want to cook completely direct. If it were me, I'd probably start them over direct heat to get the sear, color i want, and then move them off the direct fire to finish.

That plate looks great!

[chapel321]

I like to sous vide then sear! Absolutely amazing!

[jsk0703]

You can also use a wet marinade or even a brine to help pull in some moisture.  Tons of good recipes out there for that.   Adds some time to the prep but it helps a lot in my opinion.  Gives the added benefit of allowing you to add some subtle flavors as well if you wish.

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[TheKevman]

Chicken looks great!

I've actually never grilled chicken breasts before, as my wife and I find them to be dry. If I were to grill them though, I'd probably do the same thing as @jacobp -- a few minutes of direct heat on both sides to sear it and then indirect until they got to about 160. It's the same method I use with chicken thighs, which we cook a lot. I always season them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder or some other kind of seasoning first and then put some barbecue sauce on them not long before I take them off the grill.

[Firemunkee]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Lots of good knowledge here. Grateful the wealth that is shared.

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[Big Dawg]

I agree with @jsk0703's the idea of marinade/brining, I'll be doing some Roadside Chicken for the folks this weekend. 

Another option would be injections.  My GF's son got me some of this for Christmas:



I haven't used it yet, but will some time soon.





BD

[foshizzle]

Those chicken breaths look great.

In my opinion the bone-in chicken breasts cook moister then cooking the boneless breasts.

Made some chicken tenders on the cast iron using Avocado Oil and pulled them at 160-165 and they came out very moist and better then the boneless chicken breasts when cooked direct and then finished indirect.


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[Larry The BBQ Guy]

One sure fire way is to fry them like @foshizzle did.  You can sear them before or after on the grill to get that charbroiled taste. Probably a better way but takes more care is to cook them hibachi style. That is, direct grilling but less coals and closer to the heat. That way they are seared but all the fat is not liquified, and they retain more moisture. Also you can salt them and add dry spices to them.

[Fire Starter]

M8 winner winner chicken dinner to me my tip would be pull them just before hitting internal temp and rest them , carry over cooking can be a bugger of a thing . Also ppl get really paranoid cooking chicken ( my self included ) if it looks done 9 out of 10 time it is but every one goes I just give it a little longer and that's what's stuffs it .

Big fan of ya cooks keep the coming


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