Sometimes the simple classics are tough to beat. Sometimes the only thing I want to throw on the grill is a pile of chicken drumsticks. Drumsticks look beautiful, are fun to eat and taste delicious. It doesn’t hurt that they are also budget friendly.

My trick for grilling chicken is a simple brine.

1 quart water

1/3 cup salt

2/3 cup sugar

The chicken gets brined for a minimum of four hours. These drumsticks brined for 12 hours and were exploding with juices after grilling.

The chicken got dusted with a little dry rub then grilled over direct medium heat with GrillGrate panels.

I turned the chicken about every 15 minutes and ended up getting pretty nice grill marks.

After 40 minutes the drumsticks were painted with a little Sweet Baby Ray’s bbq sauce and grilled 5 more minutes as the sauce set.

Nothing fancy. Just plain and simple grilling.

It helped turn a crappy day at work into a great evening at home. Yep, it made me happy.

Peace.