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Beer Can Chicken

Step 4Prepare your beer can

Prepare your beer can
You will need a tall can of beer to hold your chicken. Any brand will do, so if you have a 20 ounce can of beer on hand, feel free to use that. Otherwise, you can buy single cans of beer in the refrigerator section of most liquor stores. I chose fosters because their keg-style can is wider and sturdier than the slightly cheaper budweiser.

Pop open the tab on the can and empty out 1/4 of the beer. I'm not into beer so I poured it down the drain, but feel free to drink it if you like!

You want to make a few more small holes to let the vapors escape into the chicken. You can use the pointy end of a beer bottle/can opener for this. I did not have one handy, so I tapped an awl into the top a few times.

Pour the extra spice rub into the beer can.
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Apr 11, 2010. 5:00 AMGasherMan says:
dont tip the beer out!!!! ... Whack it in a spray bottle and use it to baste the chicken while cooking... Cheerz

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