re: Smoked Chicken Salad Advice

i typically smoke leg quarters, as i prefer dark meat. alot of chicken salads that you buy places are breast meat, tho. if blue oak uses thighs, thats awesome. never tried theirs.

leq quarters pick up smoke flavor better, imo, too.

i use hickory, mesquite and apple to smoke.... typically apple on ribs, hickory/mesquite on chicken/beef. never used pecan at home but i know alot that do.

if you like smooth texture, run it thru the food processor. Calvins in BR does that and it makes it almost a spread rather than chunky chicken salad. i like it both ways tho.

there was discussion on this board years ago about copying the calvin recipe..... i tried it one time with dry hidden valley ranch dressing mix and it was surprisingly good.

not sure that helped. lol.