You need some headspace in the can to create steam for cooking the inside of the chicken.
22+ How Long Do You Cook Beer Can Chicken
PNG. Continue baking until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 additional minutes. Time isn't important to chicken, the temperature is.
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Set your beer can chicken in a pan. I think they're the biggest gift to our busy schedules. To freeze, wrap leftover beer can chicken tightly in plastic wrap and then place it in a freezer bag or container.
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How to use leftover beer can chicken. Plunk the chicken cavity over the beer can. Depending on how even the heat is, you shouldn't have much to do now but wait for the beer can chicken to cook. Always put something under the chicken like foil or a baking dish to catch the drippings.