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Offline ACW3

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Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #-1 on: November 17, 2012, 09:34:22 AM »
From The New York Times:

EAT: The 2-D Thanksgiving

Sure, a flattened turkey looks a little strange. But it’s the taste that counts.

http://nyti.ms/PSfDXw

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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« on: November 17, 2012, 09:37:19 AM »
I've never spatchcocked a whole turkey but do it with bone-in turkey breasts.

At work we actually deconstruct the turkey separating the leg/thigh from the breast and cooking them independently. This Thanksgiving we're doing 12 birds.
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2012, 09:42:45 AM »
Art, I spatch-cocked chickens for a few years
but after awhile I went back to just cutting the bird into halves, two pieces
it makes it much easier to handle during the cook
and it's how our granddads did it
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2012, 01:59:49 PM »
My 14 lb spatchcocked turkey might look a little strange ...  (like that creature in the Predator movie)   ???



... but it sure did taste good!!   8)  ... I love to spatchcock my poultry  ;D

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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2012, 02:17:08 PM »
KEWL lookin' bird Pete
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« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2012, 05:25:15 PM »
I SPATCHCOCK a bird a couple weeks ago and after looking at it I went ahead and just cut it in half. Seasoned each side different.


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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2012, 07:00:51 PM »
it seems everytime i spatchcock a chicken the legs pieces fall off when i pick it up.  guess that means it done.  lol.....
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2012, 09:57:39 AM »
I like spatchcocking because the bird cooks more evenly and I know the thigh meat is done......always been a little paranoid smoking poultry......
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2012, 10:26:23 AM »
Pete that looks "flat out" delicious ;)
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2012, 10:59:01 AM »
I like his pic from "Predator"
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2012, 06:45:14 PM »
I think that Turkey looks fabulous!

Spatchcocking sure has my vote!  It's basically the only way I cook poultry anymore.
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Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2012, 06:59:26 PM »
I remember the first time I spatchcocked a chicken, If I would have said "spatchcock " one more time that day I think my wife woulda done me in. Its such a fun word to say ;D
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