Beer Can Chicken

Name: Beer Can Chicken
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (125 ml) kosher salt; 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar; 1/2 cup (125 ml) ground black pepper; 1/2 cup (125 ml) paprika; 1 large (4 lbs (1.8 kg). to 5 lbs (2.3 kg).) whole chicken; 3 tbsp (45 ml) to 4 tbsp (60 ml) Basic Rub; 1 12-oz. can (not a bottle) of beer; Mesquite or favorite wood chips soaked in water for a full hour or more

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Ingredients

1/2 cup (125 ml) kosher salt
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
1/2 cup (125 ml) ground black pepper
1/2 cup (125 ml) paprika
1 large (4 lbs (1.8 kg). to 5 lbs (2.3 kg).) whole chicken
3 tbsp (45 ml) to 4 tbsp (60 ml) Basic Rub
1 12-oz. can (not a bottle) of beer
Mesquite or favorite wood chips soaked in water for a full hour or more

Directions

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["Combine the salt, sugar, pepper, and paprika and blend well, and keep in an air tight container.", "Remove and discard the giblets and all fat you can find from inside the body cavities of the chicken.", "Rinse the chicken, inside and out, under cold running water, then drain and blot dry, inside and out, with paper towels.", "Sprinkle 1 tbsp (15 ml) of the Basic Rub inside the body and neck cavities, then rub another generous tbsp all over the skin of the bird.", "If you wish, rub another 1/2 tbsp (7 ml) of the mixture between the flesh and skin.", "Cover and refrigerate the chicken while you preheat the grill.", "Set up your grill for indirect grilling, placing a drip pan in the center.", "If using a charcoal grill, preheat it to medium.", "If using a gas grill, place all the wood chips in the smoker box and preheat the grill to high; then, when smoke appears, lower the heat to medium.", "Open the beer can.", "Using a \"church key\""-style can opener