Root Beer Can Chicken

I have been seeing recipe's and cooking contraptions for can chicken and I was curious. How would this work? What would the chicken taste like? Would it be worth it? I am here to tell you that it is easy, good and well worth it! I was surprise as how easy this chicken was to make. You basically prepare the rub, apply it to the chicken, stick the chicken on the can, make your foil smoking pouch, place the chicken on the BBQ and then forget about it for an hour and a half (you do have to occasionally turn it though). This chicken was moist, and flavourful. I recommend you call try this. I am going to try this again and the next time I am going to use coke.

Ingredients
Original recipe here
4 pound chicken
1/4 cup paprika
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 heaping teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 can of root beer, not diet
3 cups apple wood smoking chips
1 disposable aluminum pie plate (or drip pan)
1 tablespoon honey
Directions


Soak the wood chips in water for at least 2 hours.


When ready to grill, preheat 1 of the burners to 350 degrees F.


Make sure the chicken is clean and innards are removed; pat dry with a paper towel and set aside. In a small mixing bowl, add paprika, brown sugar, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic salt, chili powder and mix well. Take the chicken and separate the skin from the breast taking care not to tear or removeskin. Apply the spice rub directly to the chicken breast, under the skin. Apply rub to the entire chicken, inside and out, reserving at least 2 tablespoons. Pop the can and pour half of the root beer out. In a new bowl, mix butter and remaining spice rub. Add this mixture to the half-full can of root beer. Place chicken over root beer can and insert into the cavity of the chicken, keeping beer can standing up.


Place the wood chips in a foil smoker pouch over the active burner on the grill and set the chicken, on a pie plate, over the in-active burner. Close the lid. Rotate the chicken every 20 minutes. 5 minutes before cooking is complete, drizzle the honey over the chicken. The chicken should take about 1 hour and 20 minutes to cook, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 155 degrees F. Slice and serve.