Beer Can Chicken

BDD

Has anyone smoked (indirect) a beer can chicken at 250? I'm doing a Pork Butt at the same time and don't want to go above 250.

MotownVol

I always spatchcock my chickens now.  Do you have the ability to cook on multiple levels on your egg.  If so, go spatchcock.  I bought 2 whole chickens tonight just for that purpose.

BDD

Don’t have multi levels available. Thanks for the tip though. 

Dobie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oiXjJb-7BY

Elijah

 It'll take a while for either at that temp. I wouldn't cook either that low. I'd bump the temp up towards the end of the pork cook if you do and put the chicken on , but I'd also worry about the fat burning off from the drippings of the pork as it heats up 

GrateEggspectations

If you do decide to cook at that temp, I think I would try to get the chicken outside of the shadow of the platesetter and into the small sections of direct heat for a spell, to get some colour on the chicken. 

BDD

Good ideas; thanks for the help

lousubcap

Give low&slow or pulled chix cook recipes a look.  @Mattman3969 (used to post here) was a master at low temp chix cooks.  Forum search function should yield results.  The cook temp was in the 225-250*F range and the time was upwards of 6-8 hours.  FWIW-

BDD

Appreciate the advise

TechsasJim

BDD said:

Has anyone smoked (indirect) a beer can chicken at 250? I'm doing a Pork Butt at the same time and don't want to go above 250.

I sure have, that's how I do mine.   Just keep a temp probe in and wait until it hits whatever the probe says it's ready.    Meater's app works just fine as does the Tappecue.

Botch

At 250º, do you guys then remove the cooked bird, bring the Egg up to 450º, and blast it for a final ten minutes or so to crisp up the skin?  

TechsasJim

@Botch

i do not but there is probably a better or different way.   My experience is it has been more than acceptable, however likely not that “crunch” you may be after, just rendered and a nice toothy bite fwiw.