How Long should I Cook Chicken on an Electric Grill?

Chicken is among the versatile foods you can prepare in many recipes.

Additionally, you cook it using various techniques such as baking, grilling, frying boiling, among others.

However, grilling is among the most embraced way by food aficionados who love browned foods with markings. 

Electric grills are among the most convenient yet easy ways to grill your chicken. However, determining how long you grill your chicken is vital. It depends on some things, from the kind of grill you’re using to the parts of a chicken you grill.

Cooking Chicken Using an Electric Grill 

There are two types of electric grills, i.e., contact and open model electric grills. Each of these designs cooks differently yet effectively. Let’s explore how it works and how long you should grill your chicken. 

Cooking Chicken on a Contact Electric Grill 

As the name suggests, your chicken will come into direct contact with your grill plate. Contact grills tend to cook faster since the chicken is in direct contact with the heat. 

However, other factors such as bones and the size of your chicken matter when determining the cooking period. Usually, contact grills are best for chicken meat slices of one-inch thick and not larger portions. 

A standard cooking period of a boneless chicken is 10 to 12 minutes and 15 to 18 minutes if it has bones at an average temperature of 400F on both cases. Additionally, thicker slices or chicken parts require more time to cook. 

How do you know a thick chicken cooked on an electric grill is well cooked? If you do not see blood in such parts after you poke in a fork and no fluid comes out after you press it, then it’s ready. Contrary to this, it’s not ready yet. 

Cooking Chicken on Open Electric Grill

Open electric grills are designed with heat coils that are used for cooking foods over them. They feature a similar design to that of the typical charcoal grill.

The difference is that they use electricity as a source of power and do not generate too much smoke. 

Open electric grills are best for cooking larger and thick pieces of chicken. Additionally, their cooking period is similar to that of a charcoal grill. 

This kind of grill will take about 8-10 minutes to cook a boneless chicken or standard sizes of chicken at 400F. On the other hand, it takes approximately 12-15 minutes to cook chicken with bones at a similar temperature. 

To know if your chicken is ready, follow a similar process as highlighted in the above discussion on contact electric grills. 

Both open and contact electric grills are convenient ways of grilling chicken.

However, the contact design model is more effective for smaller pieces and slices of chicken, while the open design is great for larger and thick chicken slices. 

Additional Tips for Grilling your Chicken on Electric Grill 

• Be precise on how long you grill your chicken to avoid overcooking or undercooking
• Ensure your chicken slices absorb enough moisture for about 25 minutes before you place them on the grill. It prevents your chicken from drying up while grilling. 
• Anytime you cut your chicken meat, the juices that run are red, meaning it’s not ready. Clear juices symbolize its ready. 
• You always marinate your chicken with your favorite spices to enhance its flavor after grilling. 

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