Sticky honey garlic glazed bacon-wrapped chicken thighs smoked low and slow until ridiculously juicy… then accidentally set the smoker on fire. 😅 This might honestly be one of the best bites to ever come off the smoker – smoky chicken, crispy bacon, sweet heat glaze, and pure chaos at 500° 🔥🔥🔥
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0:00 Smoker Disaster Incoming
0:20 Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Thighs
0:43 The “FYC” Cancer Shirt Story
1:39 Why Chicken Thighs are better than Breasts
2:07 Trimming & Prepping the Chicken
3:02 Wrapping Everything in Bacon
3:37 Into the Smoker at 275°
3:52 Making the Honey Garlic Glaze
4:40 Time to Glaze the Chicken
5:24 The Smoker Catches Fire
6:33 What Actually Happened?!
7:17 Glazed AF
7:50 The First Bite
8:13 Why You Need a Smoker
8:53 The Ultimate Party Appetizer
9:35 The Sweet-Spicy Glaze Breakdown
10:01 Better on a Skewer?!
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■ Close the smoker lid immediately – cutting off oxygen is your first move.
■ Shut vents/dampers if possible – especially on charcoal smokers.
■ Turn off power or fuel source
■ Pellet smoker: unplug it
■ Gas smoker: shut off gas
■ Charcoal: stop airflow
■ Use a fire extinguisher if needed (A Class B or ABC extinguisher is what you want)
■ Baking soda can help on small grease fires. Not flour. Never flour.
■ And if flames are getting bigger, moving outside the smoker, or you feel even slightly behind the situation: call emergency services and get away from it.
■ A lot of smoker fires happen from: grease buildup, overloaded drip trays, cooking super fatty meats at high heat, not vacuuming pellet ash regularly in pellet smokers
🔴 RECIPE:
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
Salt & pepper
8 slices regular-cut bacon
Honey Garlic Glaze
1/2 cup honey
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Sriracha, to taste
Pinch red pepper flakes
Directions
Prep the chicken
Trim excess fat or silver skin from the chicken thighs. Open them slightly so they cook evenly. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
Wrap in bacon
Wrap each chicken thigh with 2 slices of bacon, tucking the ends underneath to keep everything tight and round.
Smoke low & slow
Preheat smoker to 275°F.
Place chicken directly on the grates or on a wire rack. Smoke for about 40 minutes.
Make the glaze
In a small saucepan combine:
honey
garlic
soy sauce
apple cider vinegar
Dijon
Worcestershire
Sriracha
red pepper flakes
Bring to a gentle simmer for 2–3 minutes until sticky and glossy.
Glaze the chicken
Brush the chicken generously with the glaze. Return to smoker for another 25–30 minutes.
Crisp the bacon
Increase heat to 450–500°F for a few minutes to crisp the bacon and caramelize the glaze. Watch carefully — bacon fat can flare up fast.
Serve
Let rest a couple minutes, then serve whole or skewer into “chicken lollipops” for an appetizer.
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