Grilled Chicken on Your Propane Grill
When it comes to great Grilled Chicken on Your Propane Grill, preparation is the key. And the first bit of preparation after you get your chicken pieces ready to grill is to preheat your propane grill to ensure success.
Great BBQ Chicken on Your Propane Gas Grill
When it comes to grilling on your propane gas grill, preheating your grill is one of the first keys to successful grilling. Plan on preheating your grill for at least ten to 15 minutes so that when you put your chicken on the grill you get a good sear. This helps prevent your chicken from sticking, but it also seals the meat and helps keep it full of flavor and will help give you a nice moist, delicious chicken on the plate.
One of the secrets of great chicken on the grill is to always cook it with indirect heat. Once you’ve seared your chicken, move it to the upper rack in your grill so it cooks through and you don’t burn or char the flesh of the meat. If you are using your favorite BBQ sauce, moving your chicken away from the burner also helps make sure that your favorite sauce doesn’t burn and turn black. One of our favorite tricks is to turn your grill down low so that the meat cooks through and you get a nice caramelization of the sauce, which also gives the flavor of the sauce a chance to be absorbed by the chicken during cooking.
Close the grill’s cover and let the chicken pieces cook for about 20 to 25 minutes. Since different grills distribute heat differently, be sure to check on your chicken after about 10 minutes and then close that lid and let it continue to cook.
Cooking all your chicken pieces evenly means cooking with even heat. Be sure to turn and move your chicken pieces around while cooking so that every piece has a chance to get evenly cooked. Chicken pieces closer to the flames will cook faster than those further away.
To Sauce or Not to Sauce. That is the Question.
Some people prefer to put their favorite BBQ sauce on the chicken early in the cooking process while other like to apply it when the chicken is almost done. If you are one of the former, keeping your chicken away from the high heat of your gas grill’s burners will make sure that it doesn’t scorch and burn. If you want to put your BBQ sauce on towards the end of the cooking process, move the pieces to the lower portion of your gas grill nearer the gas burners and start brushing the sauce on your chicken pieces.
One of the secrets of amazing Grilled Chicken on Your Propane Grill is to be careful and attentive and don’t wander off. Be sure to turn your chicken pieces often. And stay attentive at the grill, turning your chicken, brushing it with sauce and moving the pieces of chicken around so they get a nice caramelization but don’t burn. Anyone who has grilled chicken knows how easy it is to burn your chicken at this stage of the cooking process.
Time to eat. Once your chicken is completely cooked (165F internal temperature), remove it from the grill and arrange it on a serving dish. Cover your chicken with aluminum foil and allow it to rest for five to 10 minutes, while you set the table, get the cole slaw out of the fridge, and get everybody to the table. Don’t forget to have plenty of napkins on hand either!
Got a favorite grilled chicken recipe? Share it with us so we can pass the goodness along. One thing that can kill the fun of grilling out at any time of the year is running out of propane right in the middle of your cookout. If you are looking for a propane refill location near you, may we suggest Mighty Flame propane exchange? It’s fast and easy, and there’s always a Mighty Flame propane exchange location nearby where you can get a fresh, clean, safety-tested propane exchange tank that’s ready to go when you are without waiting for someone to come out and fill your old tank. Plus, you can also pick up those extra goodies for your cookout at the same time.
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