Last night I decided to try out the Beer can chicken gizmo my wife gave me for Christmas.
It was a "learning experience".....
First of all, I think I started too much charcoal.....
The next thing I learned was that the lid of the Weber was not deep enough for this rig, but luckily, the lid from my UDS is considerably deeper......
I made another mistake by not checking it while cooking, I think I was stuck in the "let it ride" mode like with the UDS, but the UDS is regulated, the Weber is not.....my wife accused me of not being as attentive to the chicken as I was to the beer in the fridge, but thats just an ugly rumor, pay her no mind.
After about an hour(a cooking time that had been recommended to me) I decided to take a look. I saw no need to stick the bird with my thermometer, thats for sure....
I came in the house and told my wife she best call the pizza joint if she wanted dinner, e, the meat was not too bad. Not nearly as moist as I hoped, obviously, but it was certainly edible.
Next time, less charcoal, less time. We'll see what we get then!
It was a "learning experience".....
First of all, I think I started too much charcoal.....
The next thing I learned was that the lid of the Weber was not deep enough for this rig, but luckily, the lid from my UDS is considerably deeper......
I made another mistake by not checking it while cooking, I think I was stuck in the "let it ride" mode like with the UDS, but the UDS is regulated, the Weber is not.....my wife accused me of not being as attentive to the chicken as I was to the beer in the fridge, but thats just an ugly rumor, pay her no mind.
After about an hour(a cooking time that had been recommended to me) I decided to take a look. I saw no need to stick the bird with my thermometer, thats for sure....
I came in the house and told my wife she best call the pizza joint if she wanted dinner, e, the meat was not too bad. Not nearly as moist as I hoped, obviously, but it was certainly edible.
Next time, less charcoal, less time. We'll see what we get then!
