Best Doggone Grilled Chicken

I realize there are 17 ingredients in this recipe, but if you are a grill master and you want the best chicken you ever tasted, give it a try. You'll be hooked

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce, PLUS - means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with separate uses
1 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon onion powder, PLUS
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon ground ginger, PLUS
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon grated lime peel
1 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground white pepper
1 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoon ground savory
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon ground habanero chile peppers
4 bay leaves
3 1/2 pounds chicken, cut up
4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions:

Make a paste of the first 17 spice ingredients (salt through bay leaves) in a large bowl or zip-lock bag. Place the chicken pieces in the bowl and rub the pieces evenly with the seasoning paste. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.
When ready to cook, light the coals or prepare the grill. Bring the chicken to room temperature. Melt the butter. With a spoon, gently scrape as much of the seasoning paste as possible off of the chicken, combine it with any paste remaining in the bowl and stir in into the butter.
Place the large pieces of the chicken on the hottest spot on the grill and the smaller pieces on the less hot section and cook, turning the pieces and basting several times with the butter paste mixture, until done.