chicken rocket

I use the Cameron all stainless steel "beeroaster"

You can use whatever concoction you want to in it. Plus it has a wide base so the chicken doesnt fall over.

I went with the Weber beer can chicken roaster because it has a shallow pan which catches drippings in the smoker but does not add much height on the propane grill. It runs about twenty five bucks. It holds about four ounces of liquid with nonstick surfaces, and has a metal plug for the neck cavity which ensures a good internal steam. A beer can works just as well, but why settle if you are not camping?

http://www.weber.com/bbq/pub/grill/accessory/utensil.aspx

Hhmmm...the tray looks like it might block heat and smoke. Maybe not. What are the tray dimensions?

The tray is about ten inches in diameter, it feels like anodized aluminum. I personally don't think anything blocks smoke entirely; I do many items in a glass casserole dish to catch drippings and to skip lining the smoker with foil. As for heat, half the point of these contraptions is to conduct heat into the bird's cavity. This is much more important on the grill than in the smoker. Again, I use this in my smoker just for the convenience of catching the drippings.

Thanks twofer. I might have to try one so as to help my 008 bird results at 250*.

not sure you will get much benefit besides as twofer said about catching drippings. personally, i think you need to get a grill good and hot, around 400-425 i use for beer can chicken so you get the steam action. the plug for the neck cavity sounds very interesting twofer... good call. what temp do you do you guys do your beer can chickens on the grill?

Steam? 212*F. I think I can get that at 250*F! Maybe I should just continue to use that half-drank can of Busch Light.

i use a half-drank can of coors light... perfect fit since the can is a bit smaller diameter. just so happens that's my beer of choice as far as domestic-macros go. i guess so on the 250*, but i didnt notice any steam when i did a beer can chicken in my smokette at 250*. now when i do one at 400, when it comes off the grill, it's steaming like crazy.

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Originally posted by Hippie:
[qb] Steam? 212*F. I think I can get that at 250*F! Maybe I should just continue to use that half-drank can of Busch Light. [/qb]

Well, would be interesting, I haven't done this test in a while, but with the chicken itself serving as insulation, how much does the liquid actually boil?

Experiments I've done with BBC aren't favorable. More of a gimmick to me than a technqiue that works. Lots of people do it, use it, love it. The times I've done it, I wouldn't rave about it.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong

what temp did you do them at? i dont think at 250 the liquid boils at all. but i know for a fact that at 400 or 425 temperature it does. i think the technique works great at higher temps, awesome crispy skin (i only spice it with cookshack spicy chicken) and very moist meat.

I do all my chicken around 325. I was actually being silly, as I'm pretty handy with chicken.

That technique won't work in the CS electrics, but it works in my CS FEC.

I weighed the can and the liquid didn't really change volumne hardly at all (and nope it wasn't filled with chicken grease).

But hey, as I always say, if it works for you, keep doing it, cause you're doing sumpin' right.

Well sirs, maybe my beer ain't doin nuttin at all! Maybe my chicken would be just as good without it!

I would agree that I am not boiling any liquid while smoking between 225 and 250 degrees. I just got used to the vertical roasters cause the chicken looks so darn cute sittin' there. I add the liquid just because, and I usually warm the liquid first for use in the smoker.

Now using this device on the cold side of a closed propane grill works great, cooks through in about two hours. The pan again catches drippings; the first time I did a beer can on the cold side, all of the grill rocks became saturated in chicken fat. This made one heckuva fire the next time I lit both burners!

Thanks for all your input, Shane

Hey whatever works, my opinions aren't right ALL the time. Stand up for you Beer Butt Chickens... (is that a joke)

Smokin'

The beer sho is good, and the chicken ain't bad!