Don't get in a rush when barbecuing chicken

Barbecued chicken is one of the many favorites Californians enjoy year-round, but is one of the meat choices that is tricky to have turn out perfectly.

When brushed with barbecue sauce too early in the process, barbecued chicken will burn easily. The element of sugar (or honey) in the sauce and fatty skin makes keeping flames at bay difficult. The ideal result is chicken that is done (no pink), but juicy, with a slightly flamed exterior, but not incinerated.

Top grill chefs concur that the secret to nicely barbecued on-the-bone chicken is not rushing the process.

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