Ok ,I saw another comment elsewhere on debunking Beer Can Chicken.
I mean seriously? Its a novelty which is just plain fun to do!
And yes I know "Drunkin" chicken dates back to ancient China or some such thing... But they didn't have beer cans back then so they had to improvise....
Somewhere in the South or Mid US I picture this... Somebody needed a way to get a chicken to sit upright and all they had was a beer can at the time... Just good old drunk American ingenuity.
A "hey ya'll watch this" gone right! Just like fried and boiled turkey. They ran out of chicken and somebody said "Hey, there's that old Tom turkey over there, lets fry him!
I have cooked dozens of these fine birds if not hundreds... I did a six pack once but then realized I only got 3 beers out of the deal for me ! Used water in the cans after that but don't tell anybody....
I just don't think this is something worth "Debunking", I mean its a chicken with a beer can stuffed up its rear. Not looking for a Michelin star here...
It does help keep the chicken moist if only by default... Especially when your drinking dozens of cans of beer with friends and maybe forgetting that chicken a minute too long!
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Ok Almost done... I mean really. Some people have too much time on their hands or have just become to obsessive with their self served egos...
Beer can chicken is Dang good and Dang fun... Have fun cooking out doors once in a while! It heals the spirit and cleans the soul! Clears out the bladder too!
Wait. One more thing... For those who spill the hot beer all over when removing the can.. Here's a thought. Turn the chicken upside down over a pot or flower bed or even better (in his mind)your dogs food bowl.
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