Stick an empty tall boy under er, width shrunk by 4-5 inches. Pull it out once its shrunk enough. Bonus points for leaving some beer in the can and poking some holes for some adding moisture as the bark forms.

by Creative-Tennis-7740

30 Comments

  1. OriginalZog

    Yep, find the biggest wood chunk I have if I run into this. Also helps keep juice from pooling on the top and stopping bark from forming.

  2. slickedbacktruffoni

    mmmm nothing i love more in my full muscle than paint and heated aluminum

  3. denvergardener

    It’s easier just to put one of the shelves in at an angle. Gives a full packer more space without bending it.

  4. carcarbuhlarbar

    You’re gunna get roasted for that. Just use wood.

  5. I thought I was the only one who ran a Bradley cuz I almost never see the here, nicely done!

  6. Rich_Bookkeeper4873

    Mmmmm, paint and can liner flavored.

  7. icarus_flies

    Love that cooked can lining in my brisket.

  8. CagCagerton125

    I used to do this back when I had an electric smoker like this. The last time I used it the fat in the drip pan got so hot it vaporized when I opened it up. Massive fire cooked the entire thing.

    Be careful doing something like this.

  9. Baybutt99

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  10. theoriginalmofocus

    Is this a scene from Alien Resurrection?

  11. throughthequad

    Looks like the Chernobyl elephants foot

  12. Longjumping-Lie7445

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  13. Far-Win6299

    What in the actual f*ck are you doing?: in my most stern Dad voice

  14. Putrid-Classroom-316

    Good for you. Show all these prudes that brisket can be cooked by anyone anywhere. I’d hit it.

  15. Putrid-Classroom-316

    Sissies have never done beer butt chicken.

  16. licenseddruggist

    Just use stainless steel cup upside down. Don’t use wood unless you sand it and wash it. Otherwise, you make get splinters in the meat. Overall idea is great just needs refinement, which is what smoking is all about. Ignore the overdone hate/downvotes.

  17. Creative-Tennis-7740

    Yall just mad that I used a canadian beer

  18. CarbonRunner

    Even the state of Mississippi would require a cancer warning label on this. Like wtf.

  19. RibertarianVoter

    I just would have trimmed off that thin piece of the flat that is hanging on by the silver skin.

    That said, letting it drape over something helps make sure liquid doesn’t pool and ruin the bark. I usually just ball up some foil on my Weber Kettle if I need to squeeze a few extra inches of grill space. But this works too.

  20. OkTea7227

    Did you smoke OxyContin off aluminum as a kid as well?

  21. DrySocket

    I normally wrap a (cleanish) brick in aluminum foil and do this. It works, and has really good heat retention.

  22. mann5151

    I measure my brisket, and cut off what won’t fit and save it for a personal in the future …I keep the spare double wrapped and frozen🤙🏾

  23. Glathull

    I often ball up some aluminum foil even on a regular smoker because that hump underneath prevents any juices from pooling on the top. This means less evaporative cooling and therefore less of a stall to power through if you aren’t crutching.

  24. celtic_sea_salt

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  25. rlnrlnrln

    It’s beer can _chicken,_ not beer can brisket.

  26. this_is_bull_04

    Just put it on an angle leaning against one of the ways, and lower the rack