Beer-Can Chicken

[ChuckO]

One of our favorites is Beer-can Chicken. Cooked up two in the WSM, direct. One is rubbed with Weber's Kickin Chicken, the other is rubbed using Steven Raichlen's Cajun Rub recipe

1/4 cup coarse salt (kosher or sea)
1/4 cup paprika
3 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon filé powder
2 teaspoons freshly ground white pepper
1 teaspoon ground bay leaf

Both rubs are family favorites, thus the need to do two birds

Rubbed & Ready

Racked & Ready

Going on direct, using Kingsford Applewood charcoal

Gotta have Gus

And some Squash

165 IT

I had good skin until I carved them. So much juice that it ruined the crispy skin

If you haven't had Weber's Kickin Chicken, it's a must have, if you haven't made Steven's Cajun rub, it's also a must have / do
We had some interesting weather move in right at cook time. It was sunny and high 50's / low 60's and right as I was about to fire up the WSM....Hello Rain, Hail and Snow which is odd, since I'm basically sea level and it had been 60ish degrees only moments before

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[Enrico Brandizzi]

Chuck great looking birds at your table!

 

[Barb D]

Chuck awesome looking chicken and love your cook area.

 

[Bob Correll]

BC says very nice BCCs Chuck, but we need Lampe to give you plate loading up instructions!

 

[ChuckO]

BC says very nice BCCs Chuck, but we need Lampe to give you plate loading up instructions!

I admit, my plated pictures are wimpy. That’s because usually when I’m carving, I’m eating, so by the time I’d done carving, I’m full and not much hits my plate. What I should do, is include my glass or my bottle of whatever I’m drinking…it’s never lacking

 

[Rich Dahl]

Nice looking birds Chuck, Haven't done BCC in a long time. Got five whole birds in the freezer and a fresh jar of Weber's Kickin Chicken which Barb and I use a lot, must be about time for some BCC. Of course as soon as the white stuff melts. Come on Summer!

 

[ChuckO]

Nice looking birds Chuck, Haven't done BCC in a long time. Got five whole birds in the freezer and a fresh jar of Weber's Kickin Chicken which Barb and I use a lot, must be about time for some BCC. Of course as soon as the white stuff melts. Come on Summer!

I was amazed how much snow you had. I guess high country is snow no matter where you go (think I'll keep my retirement altitude 2.5K or less, elevation

 

[JRAiona]

Great looking birds Chuck.

 

[Robert-R]

Man, those chickens look great! Will try the Cajun rub one day soon.
Your comments regarding the excessive chicken juice makes me remember why I switched to hanging or splatchcocking them.

 

[JRicks]

YUM!!! Looks fantastic!

 

[Bill Schultz]

Great looking Birds my friend, wish I had your weather.

 

[CaseT]

Tasty looking birds! Like your man cave too!

 

[Michael C.]

Bear can chicken looks great!!!!!