Page 175 - Barbecue Chicken Made Easy

about 300°F. Remove the thighs from the pan, sprinkle lightly on both sides with Simply Marvelous Sweet Seduction Rub and put on a wire rack skin-side up on a 300°F grill or drum with a small chunk of cherry wood for extra smoke flavor. Rotate the grate 1⁄4 turn every 5 minutes until the rub is set and the bottoms of thighs are dark and almost crispy, approximately 10 to 15 minutes total. Rotating the grate protects against hot spots overcooking the meat. Note that the goal with this step is to combine the backyard grilled flavor on the thighs with the juicy tenderness of a pan cooked thigh.
7| Prep the sauce. As the thighs cook, combine the Craig’s BBQ Sauce, Blues Hog Champions Blend Sauce, and apple juice in a small saucepan. Warm the mixture over medium-low heat until heated through. Reduce the heat to low or pour the sauce into an insulated thermos such as a Yeti Rambler to keep it warm while the chicken finishes cooking.
8| Dunk and serve. Remove thighs from grill and let them sit for 5 minutes before dunking each thigh in the warm BBQ sauce. Place the sauced thighs on a rack to drain and then gently place the thighs into the turn-in box, or serve to your guests.