As you may have experienced, temperature control can be the number one skill to master in cooking on the Lodge Sportsman Grill (LSG). In the attached video you will see a good method for spreading that heat more evenly across something as large as a whole chicken.
Spatchcocking the whole chicken opens the chicken up for more even cooking. Dry brining the chicken the night before also helps to create a crispy flavorful skin with a beautiful grilled appearance once complete.
Don’t let this grill intimidate you into not grilling a whole chicken, check out the video below to learn the grilling process.