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Beer Can chicken

Heatherwob
Heatherwob Posts: 2
in Poultry
First post, first beer can chicken. Best way to cook it?
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,791
    Welcome to the forum!
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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  • EGGjlmh
    EGGjlmh Posts: 822
    Welcome.  search the forum for spatchcock chicken.  Its the best way to cook a whole bird.

    1MBGE 2006, 1LBGE 2010, 1 Mini Max, Fathers Day 2015

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  • avibug
    avibug Posts: 172
    Season inside and out with your favorite rub, and cook indirect at around 350-400.  Cook to temp, but I usually leave myself 90 minutes for beer can chicken.   Drink half the beer before putting the bird on. I prefer spatchcock but my wife still says beer can tastes better so... guess which I make.  
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    XL
    New York Chicago
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  • avibug
    avibug Posts: 172
    Also, worth reading this essay about beer can chicken:  http://www.nakedwhiz.com/beercanchicken.htm
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    XL
    New York Chicago
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    edited March 2015

    Inverted comes out amazingly well. Indirect breast down cooks the breast down so the heat is lower. All the fat from the back end bastes the white meat.

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    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 569
    I'm doing my FIRST one right this minute.   I'm holding around 350f dome temp while the grill level TC is about 180c, which is too close to call.

    I tossed on a handfull of soaked applewood to get things going,  the wife seasoned with some store-bought rub.   

    It's gonna be FINE.  

    New silicon gloves.  Tried the Weber lighting cubes in 2 places on my XL and have NOT had to mess with the vent / daisy wheel since initial setup.  

    I'm learning!
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