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Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: 1911Ron on January 28, 2013, 04:09:21 PM

Title: Beer can chicken
Post by: 1911Ron on January 28, 2013, 04:09:21 PM
I was outside doing a brisket, i fired up ol'Red to do a beer can chicken and used the snake method to do the cook, in the drip pan i put water(FYI do NOT drop lit charcoal in the water ::))   The chicken got a rub of EVOO and garlic and herb salt mix.  My setup  was two "C"s and i lit opposite ends and put apple wood chunks all along the chain.  When i was done the right side was almost gone and the left still had some left, the wind came from the left side so i think that is why the right side was almost gone. All in all it came out very tender and moist with a good smoke flavor(very light and just right)
So onto the the pictures, the weather was looking to play apart so i put up my EZ-up (of course it didn't rain, it would of if i hadn't)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s368/1911Ron/Brisketsky.jpg)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s368/1911Ron/Snakesetup.jpg)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s368/1911Ron/Snakebird.jpg)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s368/1911Ron/Snakedone.jpg)
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: 1buckie on January 28, 2013, 05:21:00 PM

That came out really sharp !!!

So the charcoal chain worked out OK then?


Glad it was: (very light and just right)

Poultry can get over-smoked pretty dang easy.....
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: Duke on January 28, 2013, 05:31:15 PM
Nice looking bird there Ron!
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: 1911Ron on January 29, 2013, 11:09:49 AM
Quote from: 1buckie on January 28, 2013, 05:21:00 PM

That came out really sharp !!!

So the charcoal chain worked out OK then?


Glad it was: (very light and just right)

Poultry can get over-smoked pretty dang easy.....
The chain worked good, i found that the wind made one side burn faster, but all in all it's great.  Thanks Duke!
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: SmoothSmoke on January 29, 2013, 04:11:12 PM
Looks awesome, diggin the color!
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: kaz on January 30, 2013, 04:06:56 AM
Looks like it's head was pushed against the lid. I use my roti ring so I can get acouple birds on there and plenty of head room.
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: 1911Ron on January 30, 2013, 11:10:55 AM
Quote from: kaz on January 30, 2013, 04:06:56 AM
Looks like it's head was pushed against the lid. I use my roti ring so I can get acouple birds on there and plenty of head room.
Yea found out a little late LOL!
Title: Re: Beer can chicken
Post by: Craig on January 30, 2013, 07:55:16 PM
Looks good!