beer can chicken

How To Make beer can chicken

• 1

  Wash and blot chicken dry.
• 2

  Combine the dry rub ingredients and season chicken inside and out.
• 3

  Inject basting sauce into breast, legs and thighs.
• 4

  Pop the top off the beer and punch 6 or 7 holes with a churchkey.
• 5

  Spoon the remaining dry rub into the beer.
• 6

  Insert the beer can into the bottom cavity.
• 7

  Set the chicken upright on the beer can bottom.
• 8

  Spread the legs of the chicken to form a tripod, so the bird stands upright.
• 9

  Smoke the bird for 3 hours or until well done and ready to fall from the bone.
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