Title:	Beer-Can Chicken: Foolproof Recipes for the Crispiest, Crackliest, Smokiest, Most Succulent Birds You’ve Ever Tasted
	Author:	Stephen Raichlen
	Published:	April 23, 2024, Workman Publishing
	No. of Pages:	208
	Cover Price:	$24.99 Paperback

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When it comes to BBQ, smoking, and grilling, Stephen Raichlen is an icon. His cookbooks are full of tips and how-tos to make the most clueless cook turn out perfectly cooked food outdoors. Beer-Can Chicken: Foolproof Recipes for the Crispiest, Crackliest, Smokiest, Most Succulent Birds You’ve Ever Tasted is another excellent cookbook by Raichlen that outdoor cooking enthusiasts will definitely want on their cookbook shelves.

Beer Can Chicken has been popular during the last couple of years, and most of us have made it at least one or twice on the grill or in the smoker. Although this cookbook has a basic recipe for Beer Can Chicken, the best part of the book is the variations that are possible that most of us haven’t thought of. There are Indian, Vietnamese, Cajun, Japanese, and others, as well as birds without the beer, but done with other liquids.

The recipes are written in the traditional manner with the ingredients listed first with step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. Both beginning and advanced cooks can successfully prepare these recipes with picture perfect results. And the book includes beautiful, professional photographs of the chickens that will make your mouth water.

All told, Stephen Raichlen knows what he’s doing and has a way of teaching all of us what we need to know to make moist, juicy chickens with little effort. There are enough good recipes to keep barbecue chefs cooking new dishes for months. This, like most of Raichlen’s cookbooks, is a winner.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.