How to Grill Beer Can Chicken

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We bet you never thought you could use a cold brew—can and all—to make a moist, tender delicious chicken.

To complete this How-To you will need:

An outdoor grill
A can of beer
A whole 4-pound chicken
2 tsp. vegetable or olive oil
2 tbsp. dry meat rub
Salt and pepper
Instant-read thermometer
Pot holders
Paper towels

Step 1: Preheat

Preheat your grill to medium, and prepare to use indirect heat. For a charcoal grill, arrange the briquettes along the edge so none are directly beneath the center grating.

Tip: For a gas grill, you will place the meat on an area of the grill away from a burner.

Step 2: Clean and dry chicken

Remove the giblets, excess fat, and skin from the chicken. Rinse the chicken with cold water inside and out, and pat it dry with paper towels. Set it aside.

Tip: When handling raw meat, wash your hands often, and avoid touching other surfaces and food until your hands are clean.

Step 3: Pop the can

Rinse, then open a can of beer. Empty just enough so that the can is half to three-quarters full.

Step 4: Prep the bird

Rub the chicken inside and out with the oil, dry rub, salt, and pepper.

Step 5: Position the chicken

Oil the exterior of the can, and place it upright into the open cavity of the bird.

Step 6: Put the bird on the grill

Place the chicken on the grill, and balance the bird so that its legs form a tripod along with the beer can. The bird should not be directly over a burner or hot coals.

Step 7: Cook the chicken

Cover your grill, and cook the chicken for approximately 75 to 90 minutes. Your bird will be done when its internal breast temperature reaches 165 degrees.

Tip: When you take the temperature of the bird, be sure to insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the breast, and do not touch bone.

Step 8: Show off your bird

Before removing the chicken from the grill, alert your dinner guests, and show them the ridiculous sight.

Step 9: Serve

Carefully remove the chicken and the can from the grill, and allow the bird to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before carving.

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[stupidazns]

WTF don't pour it down the sink drink that shit.

[ThePearI]

"Open cavedy of the bird"? "Shove it up the chickens butt" :D

[aliensupremacy]

why not just pour the beer on the chicken instead of putting a beer can in the chicken and also can't heating a beer can cause the beer to explode so isn't this dangerous to do

[GAGABOY999]

chicken fisting ?

[IranEmsal]

poor chicken taking a dam big beer can!!!!!! hurts??

[ricknkitty]

Take off the skin? What 'da hell!? Is that some f''ked up California diet? We'll show ya how to do it RIGHT! hehe!

[madjimms]

@stupidazns Actually, drinking the beer after its been heated up won't do anything. All of the alcohol will have evaporated.

[luciferiexcelsil]

@stupidazns It's busch, doesn't matter, may as well drink water.

[justcuzineedacont]

she sounds a little too young to be talking about beer

[latairean]

the guys in the video look sexy

[mtlrider99]

pour it down the sink you crazy and take off the skin WTF .

[ItchyGuy87]

Jesus, the people who put this together are socially awkward cheeseballs.