Re: Weber Performer Gas grill.. thoughts/tips?

markm75 <markm75c@xxxxxxx> wrote in
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Curious on the roasting of chickens.. Do most people use things like
the roast holder that webber sells (#32915) to set the chicken on..
(ontop of the cooking grill, above the coals)... or do many use this
device right on the charcoal spot, with charcoal just on each side?


We had 12 people over for Sunday 'lunch'........ they were my crash test
dummies for a pre-housewarming party :-)

I did 3 whole chooks in the charcoal Weber. All the chooks were around
1.5-1.8kgs.

I fire up the coals and have them in the holder thingies, and when
they've all got the white ash coating, I pull them apart with some
pliers and place on either side of the weber. The roasting rack goes on
top and the chooks go down the center, nose to tail. (Drip trays are
placed between the containers of coals.)



I've seen roasting times of about 2 hours or so..


1 hour 10mins for the 3 chooks, the last 10 was for when I threw on a
handful of American Oak chips to give them a bit of a smoky flavour,
which everyone raved about!!


during this time I'm
assuming the lid is kept closed.. vents too?


Yes, lid is kept closed, all vents are *open*, to allow air flow.

Do you have to add more
charcoal after a certain period of time, due to the orginal charcoal
losing its heat?



No need. I don't know if your 'charcoal' is the same as our Heat Beads,
but the 2 containers of heat beads can do the 3 chooks, then a
cake/pudding for dessert. As soon as all the cooking is finished,
*close* all vents and keep the lid on. This will starve the coals of air
and put them out, saving the remnants for the next time (after you've
shaken off the ash).


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Come to the edge, Life said.
They said: We are afraid.
Come to the edge, Life said.
They came.
Life pushed them...and they flew."
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