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My big spatchcocking tool

TheDirtyBurger
TheDirtyBurger Posts: 846
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
For the first few birds I spatchcocked I used kitchen shears. Then I almost broke the plastic handles so I looked for another device. I had seen people using tin snips and things like that. I went out and got a pair (not pictured), wasn't big enough, so I got another (left), it was ok but not what I was looking for. Well the other day at Home Depot they had these Husky 9.5 inch utility scissors (right). They were $5 so I figured what the hell. Man they are perfect. Cut right through 2 backs and they were a lot easier to clean then the other 2. Highly recommended. Strangely though they are not listed on the HD website!

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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
    Thanks for the heads up! HD is a 60 mile drive for me but will definitely have to look for them next time I make a road trip to Manhattan,KS.
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
    We have one local.
    I will pick you up a pair if they are in stock.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    El Dirty,

    I use the long nose Wiss aviation snips. Just spray with some oil when they come out of the dishwasher. Could spatchcock an emu with them. B)

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    I once accidentally had a bit part in a movie by that name.

    ...a very small part. :blush:
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Fidel
    Fidel Posts: 10,172
    I just use a big chef's knife. A sharp knife will run right down the backbone on either side and cut it right out.

    But I'm a big fan of Alton's "no unitasker" rule in the kitchen.
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  • TheDirtyBurger
    TheDirtyBurger Posts: 846
    I am Irish, I was in the even smaller release prequel.
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
    Thanks for the offer, but I need to make the trip to try to find some different vinyl fence panel brackets
    and HD might have them. Ya know it is a real PITA when the flimsy mtg brackets all crack and break to allow the entire fence panel to fall down! :( :sick:
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
    Any pics from the "activities" from today? :ermm:
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    hahahaha
    :laugh:

    hell, i'm english/german.

    i always blame it on how cold the north sea is.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,887
    You are Irish? When you said you were a South Sider from Chicago I thought maybe you were Polish! You familiar with 55th & Kedzie? - I spent 10 years of my working career reporting to Talman-Home located there - we called it one of Chicago's tallest high rises, but laying on its side! You could get winded walking from one end to the other! :laugh:
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • PattyO
    PattyO Posts: 883
    Except for the fire extinguisher!
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  • Warriorfive
    Warriorfive Posts: 14
    I bought three of these. Gave two away as Christmas presents. You are correct they work great on chicken!
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  • Woodbutcher
    Woodbutcher Posts: 1,017
    Almost lost my drink on that one! :laugh:
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  • jurisdoc
    jurisdoc Posts: 77
    I use game shears, and I like the Gerber type that comes apart for cleaning. They are designed for cutting up birds, so I figure that was perfect. About $10 on Cabelas.com. I do like the look of those big handles though.
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  • TheDirtyBurger
    TheDirtyBurger Posts: 846
    Ron I live 55 blocks south of where you worked. I am Irish to the bone: bad in bed, bad with liquor, and bad in the sun. The trifecta!
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  • TheDirtyBurger
    TheDirtyBurger Posts: 846
    Fidel
    I totally agree with you on the unitasker thing but I am kind of a goof ball so I do not trust myself enough to do the spatchcocking with a knife. I can barely carve a turkey with out slicing into my thumb (I was drunk but still).

    I actually plan to use them for more then just spatchcocking. Anything I buy in that pain in the ass plastic is going to get dealt with by these scissors. I also plan to use them to help solidify my role as the south side of Chicago's go to moyel.
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  • Boilermaker Ben
    Boilermaker Ben Posts: 1,956
    TheDirtyBurger wrote:
    Fidel
    I can barely carve a turkey with out slicing into my thumb ... I also plan to use them to help solidify my role as the south side of Chicago's go to moyel.

    Does not compute.
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