I’ve had some success with beer butt chicken in the past, but having color transfer from can to chicken and reading the experiments reported on Naked Whiz and genuineideas made me rethink. About that time, we had a surplus of wire hangers, and an idea was born:
Wire hanger chicken (or domestic chicken, as Janet calls it) is every bit as tasty as beer butt chicken, but it’s cheaper (unless you drink a can anyway) and safer (no spilling hot beer when you try to get the chicken off the hanger onto a carving plate). And if you still feel the need to stuff the inside of the chicken, use fresh herbs instead.
I can testify (tonight’s evidence) that herb-stuffed domestic chicken is far superior to beer butt chicken. Those who know how much I liked the latter will be impressed.
Thanks! Of course, the wire hanger needs cleaning (unless you have an awful lot too many) – but even that beats disposing of a greasy can of warm beer.