Smoked Beer Can Chicken

Published: July 31, 2007, 1:07 am

A couple of weeks ago, while searching for something I no longer remember, I ran across some homegrown software for the Stoker called StokerLog. It looked pretty neat, and I planned on running it for my next BBQ session. Days became weeks, and although I didn't have the time for some slow cooking, I really wanted to give the software a spin. So I gave beer can chicken a go. It turned out fairly well- here's a screen grab just before pulling the chicken (click for full size): Its showing the Stoker was set to maintain 350F and to alarm when the food reached 175F. The graph charts the fire temp (red), food temp (gray), and fan cycles (blue). Ignore the data before about 17:20, I was fooling around with things... I'll absolutely use StokerLog for most cook sessions going forward- thanks Amir! I won't however be doing a beercan chicken in my smoker again, due to some limitations in my setup. Cons: My small setup didn't allow for a vertical

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