Chicken in a Ham Bag

[Pork Belly]

I admit it I am getting a little lazy. Occasionally I don't feel like tying and trussing a hunk of meat. I invested less than $20 for 100 Ham Bags
http://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_79&products_id=230
I tried them out on a couple of 4.5 lb chickens that I brined for 12 hours in:
2 Gallons Water
1.5 cup Kosher Salt
1.5 cup Brown Sugar
Juice of 2 lemons
1 tablespoon of Pickling spice
The birds smoked at 250 with 2.5 oz. Cherry until they hit 172 IT. I turned the smoker down to 140 and let them hang out for a few hours. I used two of the rib hooks to hang the chickens breast down from the top rack. The white meat was extremely juicy overall great results.

 

[DivotMaker]

Creative, Brian! 

 

[Pork Belly]

Thanks, I'm not sure how much I will be hanging meat to smoke. Even with the #3 there is not a lot of clearance from the firebox. I think they ill be handy for some projects though.