Whatcha Making for Supper?

That looks just fantastic!!! How was it?
It was a fresh young Bresse cockerel around 3 months old. The dress weight was exactly 5 lbs. The last time I used a brine, but this time I rubbed it with season salt and let it sit in the ice box for a few days. This is the second time I used this grill, so this time I closed the spacing of the charcoal as far as it could go. There was only a one inch gap down the middle, it came out better, but not perfect. Next time I will use the same amount of charcoal and increase the cooking time to 3 hours or use more charcoal and shorten the time. This method of cooking takes a long time and gives a nice color to the bird, but it doesn't have that deep smoke flavor of a covered smoker.

I'll be roasting and smoking a Barbeziuex chicken in about month from now. I wonder how it is going to tastes, I never had it before.
 
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It was a fresh young Bresse cockerel around 3 months old. The dress weight was exactly 5 lbs. The last time I used a brine, but this time I rubbed it with season salt and let it sit in the ice box for a few days. This is the second time I used this grill, so this time I closed the spacing of the charcoal as far as it could go. There was only a 2 inch gap down the middle, it came out better, but not perfect. Next time I will use the same amount of charcoal and increase the cooking time to 3 hours or use more charcoal and shorten the time. Taste and texture was almost perfect, slightly pink.
Oh that’s great! Do you think the Bresse is a superior eating bird then? I’ve been very interested in them. Your cooking setup looks top notch!
 
Oh that’s great! Do you think the Bresse is a superior eating bird then? I’ve been very interested in them. Your cooking setup looks top notch!
The texture is different from other heritage breeds and it matures about a month earlier. It took 4 months for my other heritage breeds to reach 5 lbs. Its superior because of the texture, but it still taste like chicken.
 

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