How much does leaving a chicken whole increase cook time?

[NY Pork Junkie]

I'll be cooking a chicken on the PBC today. I've always cut them in half, and the cook times have been between 1.5 and 2 hrs. However today, we're celebrating my son's birthday (he's 5), and given the festive occasion, I'd like to leave the 6lb bird whole. Dinner is at 6:00pm, and I don't want to be "that guy" who is pacing around his cooker as the rest of dinner is being served...:icon_smile_tongue:

How long for a 6lb whole chicken on the PBC (roughly)?

[LloydQ]

I'd say if you allow 3 hours you'll be fine.

[IamMadMan]

Unless you want it for presentation, any reason to leave it whole and not spatchcock it?

Just remove the backbone and lay it flat on the grate.

[NY Pork Junkie]

Thanks! 3hrs was my best guess, but I've often been surprised by cook times. Spatchcock is my favorite way to do chickwn on a grate, but the PBC does some kind of voodoo magic when a chicken is hanging.

[EdF]

I'd say 3 hours for a whole bird like that too. Just keep that instant thermometer nearby after 2 hours.

[Evil-g]

Let's see 2/3r(x-7z)*5z- ~ divided by the square rt. 96578543256789 = about 3 hrs.

[Beentown]

I guess what we are missing is cook temp? At 325 it's under 2 hours, for sure.

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