Smoked Cornish Game Hen

First time ever smoking, as well as preparing, Cornish game hen. 10 out of 10 would definitely make again.

I started by patting them dry and liberally coating with some Diamond kosher salt. They went on a wire rack in the fridge until ready for the next step.

After removing from the fridge, I patted them dry again, sprayed down with a bit of duck fat and added my seasoning.

I used a mix of charcoal briquettes and cherry wood chips/chunks in my Masterbuilt gravity series 1150. I started at 275F for 30ish minutes to get a bit of smoke, then bumped up to 375F to get the breasts up to an internal temp of 165F.

I hand shredded one of them to go along with some potatoes au gratin and roasted green beans. Going to use the other one for a BBQ Cornish game hen sandwich.