My first Spatchcock

headrusch

So I purchased two cornish hens from Ingles for about 9 bucks and decided that was a decently low price to experiment with my first spatchcock.  Cut the backbone out like instructed, seasoned with Dizzy Pig Mediterraneanish and let it cook.  Took about an hour and 10 minutes to cook both chickens but was well worth it.  My 2 year old daughter ate one chicken by herself and I had the other.  If I didn't cut her off she'd have ate mine as well. 

 

Jeremiah

That's awesome. I can't get my three yr old to eat anything but cereal and yogurt.

I just mixed up the mickeys coffee rub, have you tried it on the spatch yet?

henapple

Nice job

headrusch

Haven't tried the mickeys coffee rub yet. I bought a bunch of the samplers to try out which ones I like the most. Have to try that one next.  Bought a few pounds of drumsticks from my butcher so will get to it this weekend. 

DMW

Mickey's Coffee Rub must be really expensive stuff. I haven't found it at any of my local stores.

plumbfir01

mickeys coffee rub is homemade deliciousness.... 

taste great on steaks, poultry, spare ribs and probably a burnt tire...

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1157211/coffee-rub

caliking

sounds like it was a hit!

plumbfir01

btw the bird looks good. good job

Mickey

Nice job. Think of this on the next one with a couple of nice thick peaces of bacon.

TexanOfTheNorth

Looks good. What was your cook temp and set up? Your cook time sounds a little long.

headrusch

I set it at about 400. Did direct with only the stainless steel grate.

Terrebandit

You did a great job. I need to try some Cornish hens myself.

TexanOfTheNorth

headrusch said:

I set it at about 400. Did direct with only the stainless steel grate.

Seems pretty close to what most do. Maybe your bird was on the "bigger" side.

Chris_Wang

Nicely done. My twins will be 3 next month. The girl will eat anything. We've got a lot of work to do with the boy. He's an eggo-terian. Only eats eggo blueberry waffles and the occasional banana.

headrusch

TexanOfTheNorth said:

headrusch said:

I set it at about 400. Did direct with only the stainless steel grate.

Seems pretty close to what most do. Maybe your bird was on the "bigger" side.

I got them at ingles. Were about a pound a piece I believe.