Initial Smoking Efforts: 5 Pound Whole Roaster Chicken

For Christmas, H gifted me a Classic Weber charcoal grill. She read some reviews and found that this model is good for smoking. The initial smoking effort started with burgers. They turned out ok, some thought the flavor was more lighter fluid that not, I think it was more hickory than not. After the coals were burned I added more coals and moved them into a circle formation for in-direct heat. Then I applied the beastly near 5 lb chicken to the middle. The chicken took just over 2 hours to fully cook, and the meat thermometer measured 170 degrees, 165 if FDA regulation on cooked chicken. The chicken was great by all reviewers.

The 5 lb chicken is ready for smoking action

The Charcoals in Ring formation for in-direct heat

Chicken after 1 hour on grill

After 2 hours and about a hour of prep time, good to go.