On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:16:44 GMT, "Brick"
> wrote:

>
>On 14-Sep-2009, Gene > wrote:
>
>> Was gonna make chicken fried steak today. I really don't feel like
>> cooking.
>>
>> So I decided to Q some chicken leg quarters I got yesterday for .79
>> cents a pound. In the smoker at 220 right now. No brine, no sauce.
>> just mesquie and heat.
>>
>> I will prob. crisp up the skin on the grill along with some grilled
>> potato wedges.
>>
>> Felling lazy today.
>
>Chick legs are a poor candidate for low and slow. Grill or roast
>at 350F or higher. There is no colagen to break down. Slow
>doesn't help.

Leg Quarters. Q for flavor, not for tenderizing.

But they were real tender and juicy