Directions

1. PREP WOODCHIPS
2. Place the woodchips in a large bowl and cover with water. Allow woodchips to soak while setting up the grill (at least 30 minutes).
3. PREP THE CHICKENS
4. Have the butcher remove the backbone from the chickens. To do this yourself, place each chicken, breast side down, on a cutting board with the neck cavity facing toward you. Take a strong, sharp pair of kitchen scissors and cut along both sides of the backbone all the way through to the sides of the tail and remove.
5. Flip the chickens onto their backs and gently press down on all areas of the bird to flatten.
6. Run the chickens under cold water, cleaning inside the cavity, if necessary. Transfer to a paper towel-lined rimmed baking pan and blot dry with additional paper towels.
7. Sprinkle outside and inside the cavities of the chickens with the Rub Some Chicken.
8. SET UP CHARCOAL GRILL FOR INDIRECT GRILLING/SMOKING
9. Remove the top grate from the charcoal grill. Place coals in a chimney starter. Spark the coals and let the coals burn until they are covered with a thick layer of gray ash.
10. Spread the coals on one side of the bottom grate.
11. Drain the woodchips and place 1 cup on the hot coals. Close the grill and open the vent, also known as the damper, on the lid. The damper helps to control the heat: opening the vent creates more heat, while a slightly opened or closed vent helps reduce or maintain the heat.
12. Once the woodchips start smoking, remove the lid. If the grill does not have a built-in thermometer, attach an oven thermometer to the top grill grate, replace the top grate and close the grill.
13. SMOKE THE BIRDS
14. Once the temperature of the smoking chamber reaches 325°F, use tongs to place the chickens breast side up onto the hot grill grate over the unlit part of the grill.
15. Close the grill and smoke the chickens for 1½ hours. To maintain the temperature of the grill at 325°F, carefully add additional coals periodically through the opening at one side of the top grill grate or in between rungs of the top grill grate. In the same fashion, periodically add woodchips onto the hot coals as smoking decreases.
16. With a kitchen brush, apply the oil to both sides of the chickens. Turn the chickens breast side down.
17. Close the grill and smoke 1½ hours longer or until the juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thighs reaches 160°F.
18. Transfer the chickens to a clean cutting board. Using a kitchen brush, apply the Three Little Pig's Competition BBQ Sauce to the chickens. Tent with aluminum foil and let stand 20 minutes before carving.
19. Serve chickens with grilled lemon halves.
20. GRILL THE LEMONS
21. While the chickens stand, place lemons cut side down on hot grill grate directly above the coals. Grill the lemons uncovered for 8 minutes or until grill marks appear.