First smoked beer can chicken! W QVIEW!!

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bluebombersfan

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Here are a few shots of my first chicken I did a few days ago! 

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I brined the chicken for ten hours then rinsed twice.  Then I drank half the beer and added two tsp. of Jeff's  rub to the can.

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Then I rubbed the bird down with EVO and another two tsp. of Jeff's rub.  I also stuck a few small cubes of butter under the skin you can kind of see it under the skin around the neck.  Then put it in the MES with my AMAZN smoker filled with Maple.  I only lit one side for a light smoke.  And had the MES set to 250.

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Back shot

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A couple shots after three hours!!

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And a little bear view!!!  Just look at how juicy that is!!

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A final shot of the breast!!  You can see how juicy it was from the moisture on the knife!

I was blown away by how good this chicken was.  Honestly it was the best chicken I have ever tasted!  I have never tried a brined chicken and it makes by far the most moist bird you can imagine!!  I don't think I will ever cook a chicken with out brining it first.  My imagination is already running wild with different flavor combinations!  I also have a turkey in the freezer I am going to have to try soon!!!!!!

Thanks for looking!
 
And The Crowd Goes Wild!!!

AWESOME!

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Thanks Todd!  I can't wait to fill up my new AMNPS for a nice long turkey smoke!!!  I still have a bit of dust to use up.  My wife bought me some pecan bradley bisquettes for Fathers day not knowing I could use them.  I tired putting them in an old blender and then using that in the AMAZN.........didn't go so well! 

Brian 
 
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  NICE!

That bird looks fantastic. What was in your brine if I may ask?

I smoke a lot of birds and I can tell by looking it was juicy and

full of flavor. The butter under the skin eh? I inject but will give

that a go next time...James
 
Thanks MasterOfMyMeat the brine was one I found on this site:

Slaughterhouse Poultry Brine By Tip Piper of Hillbilly Vittles
1 ½ Gal Water
½ C Salt - Kosher
½ C Dark Brown Sugar
2 tsp Garlic Powder
2 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp Cajun Spice (Louisiana Cajun Seasoning)
2 tsp Celery Seed
 

Not sure where the brine recipe originated but thanks very much for posting!!  The butter under the skin was just kind of a last minute thing.  There was a cube of butter in the fridge so I just thought a bit under teh skin would be good! 
 
Thanks MasterOfMyMeat the brine was one I found on this site:

Slaughterhouse Poultry Brine By Tip Piper of Hillbilly Vittles
1 ½ Gal Water
½ C Salt - Kosher
½ C Dark Brown Sugar
2 tsp Garlic Powder
2 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp Cajun Spice (Louisiana Cajun Seasoning)
2 tsp Celery Seed
 

Not sure where the brine recipe originated but thanks very much for posting!!  The butter under the skin was just kind of a last minute thing.  There was a cube of butter in the fridge so I just thought a bit under teh skin would be good! 


Thanks Blue, got it written down and in my book...James
 
Blue, next time cut the whole top out of the can. Also work your hand down under the skin and seperate it from the meat. All the way down the breast then run a finger around the thighs and legs too to work the skin lose without tareing the skin. Then put your rub down inside the skin directly on the meat. Put back in the fridge for a couple of hours. Sometimes I have to use a toothpick to hold the skin back up on the breast to cover the meat back up when you put it on the smoker. Try those few things and see how much better it will be.
 
Great looking bird.

It's amazing what a good brine will do.

I brine my chickens for 2 days and my turkeys for 5.

They are awesome

Thanks for the Qview 
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