# Whole Chicken On The Grill--? (need answer kinda fast)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 14, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-chicken-on-the-grill-need-answer-kinda-fast/663490 "2013-07-14T17:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-chicken-on-the-grill-need-answer-kinda-fast/663490/21 "2013-07-15T17:27:06Z")

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Basic butterflying over indirect heat works great for grilling chicken. The brick isn’t necessary. I do it quite a bit in the summer. I put my herb rub under the skin (mine doesn’t have butter. It’s thyme, kosher salt, minced garlic, and lemon zest.) It takes 30-45 minutes depending on the size of the chicken and how hot your grill is. Do make sure you rotate the chicken 180 degrees (do not flip over) halfway through cooking.

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-chicken-on-the-grill-need-answer-kinda-fast/663490/22 "2013-07-15T19:23:50Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Doesn’t that hurt?

Who cares about a butthurt chicken?

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