Sunday yard bird

[MikeB]

Hi All.
It's been a while since my last cook post. I bought a new house and haven't done much cooking. I haven't gotten the gas line run yet so the Genny is just huddled under the cover out back.
Memorial Day weekend was three days for me, and I wasn't on call, so Sunday was a good day to drag the smoker out of the corner:

Had a donated chicken thawed and ready to go.
Found this at WallyWorld and figured why not give it a try for an impromptu-no-prep smoke:


Not bad actually for an over the counter flavor.

I've never been a fan of cooking a hot can in the chicken's butt. I found this porcelain "can" substitute at Fleet Farm, another why not give it a try moment:


Filled it with a 50/50 mix of lemon juice and chicken broth.

Rubbed a little lemon pepper under the skin, an early glaze coat of the new to me sauce and away we went:


Applewood chips made for a decent smoke for the late, second coat of glaze:


About four hours of cook time total. Turned out quite good. Nice and moist with a solid smoke flavor and decent taste from the glaze.
I'll try that sauce for a glaze again next time I don't feel like making my own.

Now I need to get the plumber over here to get the gas line hooked up. I would do it myself but if the house blows up the insurance company can go after the plumber instead denying a claim from doing the work myself.

 

[Jepprey P]

That yard bird looks yummy as heck. How was the lemon juice/chicken broth, lemon pepper rub, and smoky barbecue sauce combo? Looked delicious!

 

[Barb D]

That looks delicious and the conbo you used on the bird sound interesting. Glad you were able to get a cook day in, enjoy your new home.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Nice looking bird Mike!

 

[Rich G]

That's some good looking bird, Mike! I've got a couple of similar ceramic "chicken stands", and prefer them to the can as well. Certainly more stable! I still put beer in them, though, usually with some of the rub that's on the bird, and a cut up lemon or orange.

Rich

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

Excellent cook! I've got the Weber insert for the gourmet systems that doubles as a veggie basket that works pretty well.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Nice cook Mike, like the looks of that stand, looks a lot more stable than the metal ones I tossed years ago.

 

[MikeB]

and a cut up lemon or orange.

Thanks for the idea Rich. I'm going to try solid fruit next time instead of the juice.