Skip to main content

Back by popular demand is a Cookshack Cooking Contest!!! I have seen a lot of posts (not really recently but in the past) from people asking if they can do beer can chicken in a Cookshack. Well, the answer is “Yes, you can,” and there is a recipe on our website on how. I included the recipe below. It is very simple but should still be pretty tasty. You can alter the recipe if you need to fit your family size or your own personal tastes, just let us know how you did so we can try it also. To be entered in this contest you must cook the recipe and post your pictures on this thread of the Forum or on our Facebook page. You have until Sunday, May 13 (Mother’s Day) at 11:59 p.m. to post your photos in order to be entered. The winner will get to choose between a Spice Kit, Apron, T-Shirt or wood/pellets. We will announce the winner on Monday, May 14. Enjoy!

Ingredients
1 whole chickens about 3 lbs.
1 can of dark beer
2 tbsp. Cookshack Chicken Rub
1 oz. Mesquite Wood

Instructions
Preheat the smoker to 225°F.
Place the open beer can on a small sheet pan.
Rub chicken all around with 1 tbsp. of Cookshack Chicken Rub.
Place 1 tbsp. of Cookshack Chicken Rub in beer.
Place the chicken on the beer can feet down in the cavity.
Place the chicken on the smoker rack.
Smoke-cook until it reaches an internal temp of 165-170°F (approximately 3½-4 hours). Split in half and serve at once.

SMOKE-COOKING
Smoke-Cook Temperature: 225°F
Smoke-Cook Time: 3½-4 hours
Hold Temperature: 140°F

Good luck everyone...Have fun!
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

Well DaraM here it is...It looks like it is gonna do the jigg, but it was a yummy dinner.

I used a 3.8 lb chicken I had in the freezer.

Used a non-alcohol beer, because I just happened to be in the supermarket and didn't want to go to the liquor store.

I put 1 Tbls of CS spicy chicken rub in the can as directed (watch out, it bubbles and flows all over).

I used Fast Eddies rub on the whole chicken.

Set 025 to 225 and used the pan with the holes that u see in the picture set on the rack in the lowest position. I felt the holes might make the heat penetrate.

It cooked for 3 hours to just about a degree below 165 for the breast and about 173 for the dark area.

I did not use wood because I didn't want a strong flavor of smoke. The seasoned smoker put a very light smoke on it. Next time I think I will use a very small, maybe a 1/2 ounce - 1 to see where that gets me. I know chicken takes smoke real easy.

Everyone loved the chicken, it all went between 4 people - hubby traveling for business.....

Oh, I just served it with steamed fresh green beans.

You can't really go wrong with this one!

Attachments

Images (1)
  • Beercanchicken5_9_12
Well, here's my entry. 5.25lb chicken, dumped out the crappy Lite beer and re-filled the can with some Zywiec porter and added some Oak Ridge game bird & chicken rub (Sorry, didn't have any Cookshack rub on hand). Rubbed some additional rub under the skin ans well as on the skin. Ended up tearing the skin a bit, that's why the toothpicks are there.

Into the cookshack with 1.5oz of apple wood for and hour at 200, then cranked it up to 275 for an additional 3 hours to get the skin nice and crispy.

Served with brown butter & garlic green beans and garlic bread.

Add Reply

Post
×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×