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Beer can chicken with pecan?

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CrazyHarry
CrazyHarry Posts: 112
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I bought some pecan chunks on the way home and I put two small pieces in with my beer can chicken. They are smoking a LOT. Is the smoke going to overwhelm my chicken?
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  • PhilsGrill
    PhilsGrill Posts: 2,256
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    Chicken absorbs smoke very quickly and easily. I guess you will find out if you put in too much.
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  • crghc98
    crghc98 Posts: 1,006
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    Only time can tell...normally for chicken I would use only one good size chunk or two smaller ones....I cook whole chickens at 375-400 for my tastes.

    What temp are you cooking at...the higher temps will stop the smoking quicker...

    Pecan is great on chicken and gives the bird a nice color.
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  • CrazyHarry
    CrazyHarry Posts: 112
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    The chicken came out good! The first time I tried to Egg a spatchcocked chicken I threw on a TON of wood chips and that bird was pretty much inedible. It was like licking a fireplace grate. Yuck.

    But last night's chicken came out pretty good! The color was nice, too, though I had to take the skin off. It was rubbery and a bit too smoky.
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