✓ Your favorite seasoning. Like brown sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, thyme etc..
✓ Olive oil or other vegetable oil.
✓ Beer, room temperature.
✓ Whole chicken. (Optional)
✓ Your favorite vegetable.
 
Note: You don't want to skip the brown sugar, as it caramelizes the skin of the chicken nicely and it's worth it. Don't worry about it adding too much sweetness; this chicken is still very salty.

• Clean the chicken properly. Be sure to pat the chicken dry inside and out with paper towels before proceeding.
• Sprinkle some seasoning rub inside the large cavity of the chicken. Distribute the rub as evenly as possible.
• Sprinkle a small portion of the rub in the smaller neck cavity.
• Pour the olive oil over the chicken breasts and use your hands to spread the oil all over the chicken until the entire outside of the chicken is covered with oil.
• Sprinkle the rub evenly over the outside. Again, rub the entire chicken with your hands to coat it evenly with the rub.

• Here's the thing! It doesn't really matter what beer you use. Use whatever you have in your house. With all the different kinds of beer, the result is always the same. So there's really no need to get any ideas about your beer.
• For a different flavor, try using soft drinks, fruit juices or wine in place of the beer.

How to Make Beer Can Chicken on the Grill

• Preheat your grill to medium-high heat, with all burners lit. Prepare the chicken as stated in the instructions with the spice rub and oil.
• Open the beer, pour about ½ of it into the stainless-steel canister and set the canister in the center of the rack. Don’t throw away the other half of the beer, drink it!
• Place the chicken upright over the Meykers® Beer Can Chicken Roaster and drizzle the olive oil over the chicken.
• Place the whole things on the grill.

How Long to Grill Beer Can Chicken

• Cover the grill and let it cook. Check it after an hour, then every 15 minutes or so. It’s best to use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken and make sure it reaches 165 F degrees.
• (Optional) About ½ hour after the chicken starts, place your vegetable or other side dishes on the tray to roast.

How to Make Beer Can Chicken in the Oven

• Preheat your oven to in a 425 F degree. Prepare the chicken with the seasoning rub and oil.
• Open the beer, pour about ½ of it into the Stainless-steel Canister and set the canister in the center of the Stand Rack.
• Place the chicken upright over the Meykers® Beer Can Chicken Roaster and drizzle the olive oil over the chicken.
• (Optional) Put your oiled potatoes or corns on the Vegetable Spikes and set them up on the edge of the tray.
• Transfer to the oven for roasting.

How Long to Roast Beer Can Chicken in the Oven

You will need to roast in a preheated 425 F oven for 1 -1.5 hours. To properly test the chicken for doneness, check with a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature of the chicken is 165F/75C degrees.

• Create a more concentrated flavor from your seasoning rub by allowing the chicken to set for 4 hours or overnight with the rub on it. Be sure to cover and refrigerate it while it sits.
• Fold the chicken wings backward to avoid burning the tips of the wings.
• Don’t be stingy on the spices, use your hands to really rub them in all the nooks and crannies. Your hands are the best tools.
• The seasoning can be applied not only on the surface of the chicken skin, but also under the skin to add more flavor.
• You can put some of your favorite spices such as rosemary, thyme, yellow lemon inside the canister with beer, to add variety and fun!
• Experiment with the spices. Use whatever you have in your spice cabinet and what you love.
• Put the vegetables on the tray and roast, so that they can absorb the flavor of the juice.
• If you want the chicken grease to drip into the fire of the grill, it’s fine to skip the pan and just use the rack and the canister
• Use a meat thermometer to check if your chicken is cooked through. This really is the best way to make sure your chicken is cooked through.
• After you take the chicken out of the oven or off the grill, do not carve it right away. Let it sit and rest for at least 15 minutes before carving. This will ensure the chicken stays juicy and moist.