How to Grill Chicken Pieces

METHOD: Direct grilling

ADVANCE PREPARATION: 4 to 8 hours for marinating the chickens

If you’re like most grillers, you’ve probably made a burnt offering or two to the God of Barbecue while trying to obtain chicken morsels that are golden brown and crisp on the outside, moist and cooked through on the inside, and smoky without being completely charred. You could take the easy way out, using the indirect method. Since I prefer the thrill of grilling chicken pieces directly over the coals, here’s the way I like to do it.