themonkeysdidit

The eagle eyed among you may be wondering what happened to part two of the shed build. Well, as part one wasn’t really part one, and I didn’t document part two, we’ll just move straight on to part three and say no more about it. So, with out further a do, ta daaaaaaa:

It took two days, a new power tool and a good bottle of red but the shed is done*! And it actually looks pretty good! I even managed to stay within the instructions for at least the first half before deciding I knew better than the bods** at B&Q and improving the shed build and design on the fly.

To celebrate we BBQ’d another chicken according to the now legendary beer can (although this time it was cider) method. Good times!

*OK, it’s not 100% done as an X brace across the back wall and some garden shrubbery type stuff in front are still required, but that’s only a small matter.

**For those in the know, the pun was fully intended.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so there you go. Yes, you are looking at a chicken with a can of Heineken where a can of Heineken shouldn’t be! Before you all think I’ve been surfing the wrong side of the internet, let me assure you I followed the instructions I found on youtube to the letter.

OK, so that doesn’t sound much better… The whole beer can chicken thing came from a friend at work who’d seen it done last year. The basic idea is, you stand the chicken up on a half full can of beer and then BBQ it. The results are clearly visible in the picture (although it’s lying down in the picture).

BBQ-ing a whole chicken at first filled me with thoughts of food poisoning, but the instructions said to BBQ it for about 2 hours, with the lid on the BBQ. So that’s what I did. I thought the coals might go out, but no, they remained red hot throughout the cooking time and you could visibly see the heat shimmer coming off the lid so it must have been hot enough.

Finally the taste. Now, I’ll be the first to admit, a lager steamed chicken does not sound the most appealing meal on a menu, but it was actually fantastic! Next up, beer keg turkey!