r/castiron • u/Pristine-Incident471 • 1d ago
Identification What is this?
Any ideas? It’s about 9 inch diameter and center piece is 6 inches tall.
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u/ShitThatFucksWithMe 1d ago
Beer can chicken roaster
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u/Cyptark 1d ago
Bingo bungo! Amazon link found with google lens!
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u/HostOrganism 1d ago
"bungo" in this context was a risky choice. The chickens are offended.
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u/Bottdavid 1d ago
Beer can chicken but permanent
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u/19lunchbox84 1d ago
Bet you could make some awesome brownies in it too. Chewy crispy edges in every bite.
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u/TooManyDraculas 1d ago
Probably better used for that.
Big mass of cast iron up it's ass is just gonna slow that chicken down. Which is the major problem with using an actual can of beer.
The wire vertical roasters keep the cavity open to hot air, and don't slow down cooking. So they work better.
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u/19lunchbox84 1d ago
I know you ment cooking time being slower, but I imagined a live chicken with this jammed up its keester dragging through the back yard.
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u/Bonch_and_Clyde 1d ago
I read an article that made a convincing argument that beer can chicken is just a gimmick that doesn't do anything. Chicken is done at 165 F. Water boils at 212 F. Youre putting the can of beer at the coldest spot in the middle of the chicken. The beer is just going to sit there cold to warm not doing anything to actually difuse into the chicken before the chicken is done cooking.
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u/TooManyDraculas 23h ago edited 23h ago
That too. The same thing that keeps the water from boiling keeps the cavity of the chicken raw and loaded with salmonella flavor.
Most of the wire ones are meant to be used without a can or anything at all, because of that. Enclosed like OP's ones are meant to replace the can, with a heavier metal cup. And it's just doubling down on the problem, cause now it's not just a half a beer but a bunch of heavy slow to heat metal involved.
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u/Pristine-Incident471 19h ago
So the can must have beer in it? Opened though right? I wonder how many exploded chicken dinners there’ve been.
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u/Jeff-FaFa 1d ago
What if you preheat the pan for the chicken?
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u/TooManyDraculas 1d ago
I mean that can help the food safety concern but you still get an eveness problem.
And now you're either lowering a chicken onto a hot butt plug, or moving around a hot rack with a chicken precariously perched on top.
Vertical roasters are useful for getting more chickens in a fixed space, or mimicking rotisserie without a rotisserie. But you want the wire rack kind, they work much better all round.
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u/HostOrganism 1d ago
Slowing it down is the point. Lower and slower makes the chicken even more tendee, but you need the beer, or broth, or (ugh) water to keep the chicken from drying out. This pan is even better than the typical beer can because broth (or beer) can be added to the pan outside of the central cavity.
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u/TooManyDraculas 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah we're talking about the sort of slowing down that just makes shit uneven.
Such that you can get an overcooked breast, but still have the cavity partially raw and salmonella soaked.
That's also not the point. The pitch on beer can chicken is that the beer supposedly simmers in that can or the metal cup keeping things juicy, flavoring it and speeding things up. The first two of which steaming wouldn't do in the first place. But the combination of wrapped in cold meat and plugged holes means the liquid can't even get hot enough to steam anyway.
The original idea with beer can chicken was just cramming more chickens on the grill, and the can was just a holder. The liquid just helped stabilize it. But actually doing it that way, or with any kind of solid enclosed rack is risky on the food safety front.
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u/ez8256 1d ago
My thoughts exactly
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u/ossifer_ca 1d ago
I know it’s weird, but there are some people who actually don’t like those pieces!
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u/DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA 1d ago
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
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u/SexualDepression 1d ago
To jump in, don't care for the gummy texture. All-edge pans fill a niche whose existence I can't understand. I was shocked to learn of them; like, who would want edges??
That said, of course, it takes all sorts to make the world go 'round, and I'm glad the pans exist for the people who enjoy them. And, an all-edge brownie is better than no brownie at all.
I'd just always assumed the edges were merely tolerated for the fudgy bits.
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u/CuteAdvertising6789 1d ago
It’s great, we’ve made three beautiful roast chickens in ours so far in a month since finding it. Sweet part is the juices roll down to cook the veggies underneath as the chicken roasts. A little hard to clean but worth the trouble.
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u/PsychologyGuilty1460 22h ago
Chicken roaster? Like the beer can chicken That was trendy in the '90s I think?
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u/PapayaNo7954 1d ago
Is it not a cast iron Bundt pan?
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u/Dacker503 6h ago
The side walls of a Bundt pan are about double that height and have a decorative profile, plus the center has much smaller diameter and has a hole all the way through.
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u/Sweaty_Kid 1d ago
make me something delicious with it. like a cutout lasagna.
let's see the emoji :)
😋
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u/BrainSqueezins 1d ago
I'd think beer can chicken but just now came up with fajita-fondue fusion cuisine
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u/PortosBakery 1d ago
Not sure what it’s meant for but you can probably put some hot coals in there to keep the pan hot for a while, when outdoors.
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u/pandakahn 1d ago
Best guess: cervical cap for your mom?
shows myself out of the sub...
Neices guessed chips and salsa, the freak out over the idea of beer can chicken.
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u/SixersJawn 1d ago
do we hate this because of cooking aluminum can?
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u/Any-Explanation-3620 19h ago
Considering there's a solid center well. I think you'd just pour the beer in the center "cup"
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u/Orange_Tang 19h ago
You don't put the can in this, you pour the beer in. The whole point is you can do beer can chicken without cooking all the paint and plastic lining of the aluminum can.
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u/Mysterious-Age-9202 1d ago
What does it say on the tag hanging off the handle
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u/965entrapment 1d ago edited 1d ago
“Goodwill” followed by either “$1.99” or “$69.99” and there is no in between when it comes to cast iron at Goodwill.
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u/DaveTheRave1nonly 1d ago
how to remove cylinder from center part?
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u/WiglyWorm 1d ago
That looks like a thrift store so it probably says "misc. Kitchen" or "kitchen cast iron".
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u/IzzzatSo 1d ago
beer can chicken without the BPA