Ever since I discovered Kenji's spatchcocked turkey recipe on SE, my turkeys come out beautifully. If you haven't tried it yet, you should give it a go.
by Limoncello_cloud8262
10 Comments
Outrageous_Arm8116
Is there a practical difference between spatchcocking the turkey and cooking the legs and split breasts in pieces? Are the end results noticably different?
Orion14159
I do this in my smoker for Thanksgiving every year now, it’s awesome. Especially with an aluminum tray full of veggies and the spine and gizzard catching the drippings for a jous
Just_Eye2956
Does spatchcocking mean something different in the US than in the UK?
Duke2daMoon
This turkey does not look spatchcocked
Severe_Lavishness
This isn’t spatchcocked though. Spatchcock means butterflied, spine removed, and flattened.
Kind-Antelope3801
I’ve heard it cooks faster? We have been cooking our turkey upside down ( breast down). We saw it in a magazine once. It makes the breast a lot more juicy.
TrickyMoonHorse
Spatchcock is a cooking method where a whole bird, like a chicken or turkey, has its backbone removed and is then flattened to cook more evenly and quickly
You did not do this.
lasonna51980
Let us know when you spatchcock it
Guygirl00
It doesn’t look like you fully broke the breastbone to flatten it
some1sbuddy
I started doing this the past few years! First time I’ve enjoyed thanksgiving turkey!
10 Comments
Is there a practical difference between spatchcocking the turkey and cooking the legs and split breasts in pieces? Are the end results noticably different?
I do this in my smoker for Thanksgiving every year now, it’s awesome. Especially with an aluminum tray full of veggies and the spine and gizzard catching the drippings for a jous
Does spatchcocking mean something different in the US than in the UK?
This turkey does not look spatchcocked
This isn’t spatchcocked though. Spatchcock means butterflied, spine removed, and flattened.
I’ve heard it cooks faster? We have been cooking our turkey upside down ( breast down). We saw it in a magazine once. It makes the breast a lot more juicy.
Spatchcock is a cooking method where a whole bird, like a chicken or turkey, has its backbone removed and is then flattened to cook more evenly and quickly
You did not do this.
Let us know when you spatchcock it
It doesn’t look like you fully broke the breastbone to flatten it
I started doing this the past few years! First time I’ve enjoyed thanksgiving turkey!