hahahaha brilliant! Actually, I normally pour out 1/2 of the beer and stuff the can with garlic, rosemary, thyme and whatever other herbs grab my fancy on that particular day... so for me, the liquid - no matter what it is - with the aroma infused steam it creates on the inside of the bird, is what sets it apart.
On a separate note, the moisture factor without question makes a difference and in a manner of speaking, the empty can fits this bill too... because it would generate it's own juices from the chicken dripping - evaporation and condensation 'n all that stuff... omg I sound like a school teacher LOL...
Either way, the moisture content is a win win and I guess, the beer can adds the fun! :D I drink wine anyway so who cares hahahahaha!!!
Re the steam/aromas/moisture ... we could argue forever that it actually makes little or no difference, and IF (a big IF) it does, it's gonna affect such a small piece of the chicken.
The only way to settle this is in person, but unfortunately I don't have any CPT plans in the near future... so unless you're up here in GP any time soon, you'll just have to believe in fairy tales for a while o_O
hahahaha... touché... Next time I'll do a recipe that "wastes" wine :P ... and no more beer tokens for you
.... hmmmmm, that has me thinking... we could/should do a PHC WINE token
hahahahahahaha!!!!
All I care about is the pope's nose anyway :D
As for the fairy tales, I mostly live in la la land as it is, so it's all good haha!!!
As for the plans... one should definitely be made, but more for the enjoyment en kak praat only! :)