In my family we usually reserve the chicken legs for the kids, they are easy to handle and have a good amount of meat on them, so they are relatively easy to eat without making a mess. However if you make these drumsticks well enough, there might not be any left for the kids because they will be so delicious.
Chicken, along with pork ribs, pork shoulder and brisket make up the four categories of meats used in Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) competitions. Although chicken is the fastest to cook out of the four meats chicken take the most time to prepare. Competition chicken allows for 6 of the same pieces including drumsticks, breasts, wings, thighs or even whole chicken shredded.
Everyone loves BBQ chicken when it’s cooked right, that means not raw, burnt or dried out . Here is a sure fire method to get great tasting chicken, whether whole, half of pieces. I am going to show you how to do drumsticks today. They are a perfect finger food for your backyard BBQ and using a pellet smoker make this recipe a breeze.
