Weber 6408 Style Poultry Roaster

by Weber

Product Features

• Poultry roaster for making beer can chicken and other grill-top recipes
• Aluminum tray holds beer, wine, fruit juice, or other flavoring agent
• Cone-shaped infuser holds chicken or turkey over tray while grilling
• Cooks faster than ordinary roasting
• Nonstick surface cleans quickly and easily

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10.1 x 4.7 inches ; 2.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012XXE3E
• Item model number: 6408
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #890 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #6 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Grills, Smokers & Outdoor Cooking > Grill & Smoker Accessories > Grill Racks

Product Description

Poultry roaster includes a non-stick roasting pan, infuser, and infusion cap. First, fill the base cup with your favorite beverage and add spices for extra zip (do not use with alcoholic spirits, though—they are volatile and will catch fire!). Next, place the infuser over the base cup and perch the bird on the infuser. Place the infusion cap in the neck cavity and set the poultry roaster on the cooking grate. Aromatic steam rises to roast the bird to perfection. Use on 22-1/2-inch or larger Weber charcoal grills and all Weber gas grills (will not fit Weber Baby Q, Weber Q 100, Weber Q 120 gas grills).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally useful and effective., November 20, 2008

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Carlgo (Carmel Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weber 6408 Style Poultry Roaster (Lawn & Patio)

Stable and safe, it holds the chicken proudly upright. That alone is a huge virtue. And, better yet, it actually produces a very excellent result for very little effort. It is easy to clean, too.

The idea is that you add beer to the container below the spikey thing, and also to the pan area. Fruit juice or any likeable liquid also works very well. So, you can finish off the beer and find something in the fridge that will work just as well. I also add garlic and some rosemary because we have a big bush of it outside the door.

You just slide the chicken on and put the little plug in the other end to trap the steam. Steam must be the secret because otherwise it is just heat like in any oven.

My wife makes a rub with some flour, cornmeal, red pepper, salt, garlic powder and onion powder in variable ratios. Rub some oil on the chicken and then the rub. It comes out very crispy on the outside and amazingly tender on the inside.

I use those Weber coal retainers that keep the coals to the sides of the kettle so there is a place in the middle for the chicken roaster. Keep the coals clear to the sides. If you use a chimney charcoal starter, filling it up will give you more than enough coals. The spikey thing rotates easily, so just give it a 1/4 turn every 15 minutes and you will find it is done in an hour at most.

Using it in an oven would work well also. You wouldn't have to rotate it. I would suggest a high enough heat to make the dry rub work.

This is not a cheap item, but is very much worth it because of the results, no nearly good enough alternative and it is so well made that it should pretty much last forever. It will be on Antique's Roadshow some day, so don't lose the plug.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beer can chicken without the mess, September 9, 2008

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Sam Ash "Sam" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Weber 6408 Style Poultry Roaster (Lawn & Patio)

This is my second purchase of this item--as a gift for my son. Beer can chicken seems too unsanitary to me--do you really want a beer can with all that paint in your chicken? This way you can also use wine and what ever spices or herbs you like, and you are able to collect the gravy from the chicken instead of having it spill all over your grill. Go to the Weber site for slightly different cooking instructions from those included with the product.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Weber Poultry Roaster, September 30, 2008

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S. Dinsen "S in San Diego" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weber 6408 Style Poultry Roaster (Lawn & Patio)

This product is excellent. It makes the best roast chicken I have ever had. I have cooked several chickens in the oven using the poultry roaster and they come out extremely moist and tender. The recipe in the manual for barbequed beer chicken is outstanding!!! I am thinking about buying several more. Clean up is a breeze. Way to go Weber!! Excellent product.