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Recipes => Recipes => Poultry => Topic started by: ACW3 on November 17, 2012, 09:34:22 AM

Title: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: ACW3 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

Art

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: bbqchef 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.

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: CaptJack 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

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: smoker pete 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)   ???

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Turkey/MAKSpatchcock08052012/predator.jpg)

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

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Turkey/MAKSpatchcock08052012/spatchcock6.jpg)

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: CaptJack on November 17, 2012, 02:17:08 PM

KEWL lookin' bird Pete (http://i50.tinypic.com/20ztyfl.gif)

Title: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: mikecorn.1 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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Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: sparky 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.....

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: smokeasaurus 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......

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: muebe on November 18, 2012, 10:26:23 AM

Pete that looks "flat out" delicious ;)

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: CaptJack on November 18, 2012, 10:59:01 AM

I like his pic from "Predator" (http://i50.tinypic.com/20ztyfl.gif)

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: TentHunteR 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.

Title: Re: Spatchcocking Makes The Big Time
Post by: Keymaster 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