I smoked a whole chicken Sunday for the MIL. I rubbed it with Jan's rub (man the recipe makes a bunch, I feel like I have been using it for weeks, but man is it good!) I smoked with Apple for 3 hours @250 and then put in the oven @350 to crisp up the skin and bring the IT to 180.
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The chicken was very good. Maybe a tad dry. I am guessing I could have taken the IT to 170 and it would have been better.
I also threw together a quick cucumber salad: Cucumber, onions, carrots, fresh parsley, Oil and Red Wine Vinegar and Italian dressing
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Looks good Snelly gotta keep the MIL happy!
Nice! I have that same beer can holder thingie. 3 actually.
I tried one directly on the can once.
Won't do that again. (flopped over, spilled, flooded the drip pan in my Weber gasser..)
I take my beer butted birds to 165° in the breast, and call it good after they rest a bit.
Well done
This is one of the best way to cook chicken in my opinion
I think I am going to try one in my Bubba this weekend
Couple hours smoke in the DBS, finish in Bubba
Quote from: squirtthecat on July 06, 2010, 06:55:36 AM
Nice! I have that same beer can holder thingie. 3 actually.
I tried one directly on the can once.
Won't do that again. (flopped over, spilled, flooded the drip pan in my Weber gasser..)
I take my beer butted birds to 165° in the breast, and call it good after they rest a bit.
I usually like my chicken around 165-170 but the MIL is very picky about her meat so I wanted to go "by the book" on this one. ??? It still was very good and it is alson my favorite way to cook a whole chicken.... well except for chicken soup. ;D ;D ;D
Looks great. Was that cooked on a Bradley? I didn't think there would be enough heat there to make the beer steam. Is there a trick to it?
I attempted Beer Butt Chicken once about 4 years ago with miserable results. Never tried it again but you have peaked my interest.
Sticky-
I have a masterbuilt elec. smoker that pegs out at about 170