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Mix the seasonings and sugar together.
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This is the rub I used, but its quite flexible if you want to add cayenne pepper or anything else or a totally different rub altogether.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
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Clean up the chickenremove giblets, rinse etc.
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Rub the rub of your choice all over the outside and under the skin trying not to rip the skin.
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Open the beer can, drink a few large swallows.
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Add any remaining rub you have to the beer.
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Place the beer can in a metal pan with at least 2 inch sides.
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Spray the can on the side with nonstick cooking spray.
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You really dont want to skip this step or the chicken will stick!
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Sit the chicken up on the beer can so that the can goes inside the chicken and balances on the beer can and the chickens two legs.
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Bake the chicken at 400F for 30 minutes.
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Then reduce the oven temp to 350F until the chicken is cooked (for my 4 pound chicken it took around 1 hour).
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Cooked means at least 180F degrees internal temperature with a meat thermometer and delightfully crispy.
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Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for about 15 minutes.
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Now, you need to get the chicken off of the can.
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If youre lucky, you can grab the whole chicken with some giant tongs and it will slide off.
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If youre like me, you need to punch a hole in the bottom of the can and let the beer drain out into the baking pan.
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Move the chicken somewhere to carve it and then use the tongs to grab the can and yank it out.
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Enjoy.
