Recipe of Perfect Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs

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Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs estimated approx 3.5 hours.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Summer is now over and we realized it passed us by without using the smoker once. So we raided the freezer and found 2 whole chickens and a package of turkey legs... perfect to go along with college football and beers on a Saturday!

Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:

1. 2 whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
2. 1 package turkey legs
3. 1 orange
4. 1 lemon
5. 2 sprigs rosemary
6. 4 sprigs tarragon
7. 5 cups sugar
8. 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
9. 2/3 cup chili powder
10. 1/4 cup onion powder
11. 1/4 cup garlic powder
12. 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
13. 6 dried bay leaves
14. 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
15. 3 gallons water

Instructions to make to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs

1. Combine 3 cups of kosher salt, 4.5 cups sugar, 6 bay leaves, 1 tbsp chopped dehydrated onions and 3 gallons water to make the brine. Soak the chickens and turkey legs in the brine and refrigerate over night or minimum 4 hours.
2. Make the rub. I used Myron Mixon's 'The only other barbecue rub you need' recipe. Combine 2/3 cup chili powder, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 1/4 cup onion powder, 1/4 garlic powder and 1 tsp cayenne pepper
3. Soak your choice of wood chunks in water (I used mesquite). Light the charcoal in the smoker. Slice up the orange and lemon into approximately 12 pieces each.
4. Rinse the chicken and turkey in cold water and pat dry.
5. Stuff each chicken with half an orange, half a lemon, 1 sprig rosemary and 2 sprigs of tarragon.
6. Cover the chickens and turkey legs on all sides with the rub.
7. Put the chicken breast side up and the turkey legs on the smoker. Smoke at 275° for 3.5 hours or until the white meat hits 160 and the dark reaches 180. Check the temp periodically and add more charcoal and wood chunks as needed.

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