Beer Can Chicken

[ameridaddy]

"...I have started to lay selected "toys" into the photos to keep the interest of those of you who -- like me -- get bored if I don't see firearms..."
Thanks for the clarification. I thought they were there to shoot the chicken if it jumped up and tried to run away.
Great writeup - thanks for that!
The chicken looks so delicious, I think I'll have to go fix dinner now.

 

[bdGreen]

You gots to have protection against adversaries that want your food.

enjoy,

bdGreen

 

[03hemi]

Very nice calmex. I've been doing beer can style cooking for several years now. Our family favorite is using Cornish hens seasoned with a olive oil wash and dry rub, and then mounted on a stainless beer can mount. You can fill the provided stainless can with beer, wine, fruit drinks, etc.

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Do this!
All cans now have a plastic lining in them so you don't wanna actually use the "can" fwiw.

 

[calmex]

Coincidence!

What a coincidence that this old thread pops back up. I am in Mexico at the moment, staying in the same place that Phil Roettinger's NRM is safely waiting my wife and I to return permanently from Canada in about 8 months. That's when I turn 65 (although I still look 43) and will come back here to retire.

I have changed a few things in making my Beer Can Chicken since I first wrote this. Now I have 2 burners turned off and cook the chicken in the "cool" area of the grill -- indirect heat -- and with the 2 burners that are "on" I try to reach in internal tempurature of around 300-320F. I also make a rub of salt/pepper/garlic powder in equal amounts and try to spread that rub between the chicken skin and the meat without breaking the skin. Turn the chicken 180 degrees about half-way through the cook which on my current BBQ is about 40 minutes in. Super juicy! No burning or charring of the legs or wings either.

Here's a photo I took last night of Phil's gun on the Charcoal asador that they have here at the place I'm staying right now along with a couple of Mexican beers that we had in the fridge. Since Lee did not specify where to put them, I put them on either side of Phil's gun. Cheers! Cal

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

You gots to have protection against adversaries that want your food.

enjoy,

bdGreen

That one on the right reminds me of my wife

 

[snafu177]

And its a great opportunity to use up that bad tasting Beer someone left in my Beer Fridge.
Also great way to cook Chicken!!