Prep the bbq sauce in a large bowl big enough to dunk the chicken into.
Traeger grill bbq chicken thighs.
Traeger competition style bbq chicken thighs.
When ready to cook set traeger temperature to 350 and preheat lid closed for 15 minutes.
Place a large dutch oven on the grill grate and fill the bottom with the butter water and salt.
While grill is heating trim excess fat and skin from chicken thighs.
Remove the entire dutch oven from the grill and let the chicken rest for 15 minutes.
Chicken thighs cooked in a traeger pellet grill but over a high heat 450 degrees.
Traeger competition style bbq chicken thighs.
Increase the temperature to 350 and allow the grill and dutch oven to pre heat lid closed for 10 15 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the smoker and using a pair of tongs one by one dunk the chicken thighs into the bbq coating both sides.
Smoke flavor tender meat perfect char happy chicken lovers.
When ready to cook start the traeger grill on smoke with the lid open until the fire is established 4 to 5 minutes.
Place each chicken onto a flat cooking sheet that will fit inside your smoker.
Set the temperature to 350 degrees f and preheat lid closed for 10 to 15 minutes.
2 while grill is heating trim excess fat and skin from chicken thighs.
What this does is allow a hot enough temperature to get a nice char and crispy skin while still inviting some smoke infusion to get into the meat.