ceed wrote:

> There goes the whole "Beer Can Chicken" concept as well I guess
> (except for the fact that it seems to work great having the chicken
> stand up like that while cooking)?

Vertical roasting is a great concept --- which is what beer-can chicken is,
after all: a method of vertical roasting. It provides more heat to the
inner cavity of the bird creating a cooking effect which is much more even.

> Ok, since this is science I would not know how to prove you wrong, or
> right for that matter. I'll just have to accept it. But how come
> medical literature tells you that the skin holds more moisture when
> the relative humidity is high? I guess you would say that it's
> because it's living human skin tissue not being cooked, to which I
> would reply: "You haven't been to south central Texas in August"

ROTFLOL!!!!! The real reason is that the ability to allow evaporative
cooling via sweat glands is diminished. The outside of the skin gets covered
with sweat and water unable to dry off.

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Dave
Dave's Pit-Smoked Bar-B-Que
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