Brining and plastics

I plan on making some beer can chicken soon and ran across this article on brining and plastics. Thought I would share. A point to mention – your utility buckets from the home centers are not food grade plastic and should not be used.

-Boogs

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/plastics.html

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I plan on making some beer can chicken soon and ran across this article on brining and plastics. Thought I would share. A point to mention – your utility buckets from the home centers are not food grade plastic and should not be used.

-Boogs

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/plastics.html

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I’m also leery of heating beer cans lined with with bisphenol-A and covered in paint. I’d like to find something else to pour the beer into.

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I plan on making some beer can chicken soon and ran across this article on brining and plastics. Thought I would share. A point to mention – your utility buckets from the home centers are not food grade plastic and should not be used.

-Boogs

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/plastics.html

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Hit up a cafeteria in a school, nursing home, or similar place and ask for any food buckets. I have some that are 3 gallon pickle buckets that work perfectly. Not big enough to do a turkey, but big enough for a chicken.

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I plan on making some beer can chicken soon and ran across this article on brining and plastics. Thought I would share. A point to mention – your utility buckets from the home centers are not food grade plastic and should not be used.

-Boogs

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/plastics.html

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Hit up a cafeteria in a school, nursing home, or similar place and ask for any food buckets. I have some that are 3 gallon pickle buckets that work perfectly. Not big enough to do a turkey, but big enough for a chicken.

Oh and most 5 gallon buckets are HDPE since they are used for chemicals. As long as you wash them out, salt water won’t do anything to them.

Research the science of beer can chickens and you’ll probably come to the same conclusion as I: Not worth it…

I have heard that mason jars can sub for the can.

In regards to the not worth it comment – I have researched it. Here is a well written article about it. (Meathead rules by the way)

For the record I usually don’t follow the “traditional” way of beer can chicken – but have a process of my own with beer (brine) and beer/chicken holder (vertical roasting).

http://www.amazingribs.com/tips_and_technique/debunking_beer_can_chicken.html

Why Not Use A Campbells Soup.Can?

how can anyone not like beer can chicken it even makes the white meat taste good

Snoop around and you can find some 2 gallon zip-lock bags. Put the meat and brine in the bag, seal it and set it in a bucket. Need to turn the meat? just shift it while in the bag.

not sure if its food grade, but I do use a small cooler. After I’m done I wash out and use a bleach cleaner. I have also been putting a palm full of lemon and orange zest into my brine. I also love beer can chicken, it’s pretty hard to mess up.

You can buy beer can chicken holders online or try cabelas or gander. I found a nice beer can chicken holder that is all metal at cabelas. Love me some beer can chicken!

On the chicken holders….find a ceramic or pottery one with a rimmed base so you can pour beer into it for baking.

You can also use an aluminum bunt cake pan or an angle food pan.

If you know of anyone who works in a restaurant, they’ll probably be able to give you 5-gallon buckets that pickles come in. I may or may not occasionally rely on an unnamed IDO member for 5-gallon buckets.

If those aren’t brine-safe, we’re all screwed!

If your after large capacity (7 gallons) food grade buckets check at a home beer brewing shop. Two good ones in Minneapolis– Midwest supplies and northern brewer.

Here’s what I like best…

http://store.weber.com/accessories/category/cook/cookware/1242