Spatchcock on the Small

DMW

Simple cook, but I'm finally back on topic. So nice to be back with my eggs.

Have a potluck tonight for my son's baseball team tonight.

Since there have been many games where I have brought either chicken pieces or a whole spatchcock for our family during games (warmup starts at 5PM, games at 6) this season I figured it would be appropriate if my contribution tonight would be a chicken.

Used "Traditional Turkey" rub from Tasty Licks BBQ:

http://www.fredsmusicandbbq.com/product_p/tlprub-tur-8oz.htm

The breast meat is at 138* currently according to the Maverick. Once it hits 150* I'll confirm temps with Thermapen, pack it up and head over.

SGH

@DMW‌
For the record you are always on topic my friend. I ain't going to post poultry anymore after seeing that one! That's a tuff act to follow. You win! =D>

FATC1TY

Nice!

I'm about to toss some on my large. Good to see the small will hold a decent size bird. I've got my eye on an addition to the back porch.

hapster

Agree... Always on point. Welcome home!

johnmitchell

You have a great set up there..Enjoy that Spatch

boochsr71

Nice set up! Enjoy

DMW

Just came off. Skin is nice and crispy. It will have about an hour to rest covered in foil in a cooler, so I know I will lose some of that.

@FATC1TY‌ This was almost a 7lb bird, was plenty of room for a bit larger.

anzyegg

That is an awesome looking bird. I'm gonna try one some day coming up. There's just not enough time for me and my BGE. I either need to quit the band or work...hmmmm

SGH

What can I say brother. Simply perfect!

minniemoh

Looks great @DMW! I love you view from your deck. I rigged up a way to do a raised grid on my SBGE yesterday for exactly that purpose but haven't had the chance to use it yet. Nice to know you can fit a good sized bird on there. 

NPHuskerFL

:-O @DMW‌ is that a corn field I see? I dig the setup man. Looking good as always.

DMW

@NPHuskerFL It is a corn field. And directly behind that is a grass strip airport that does glider rides almost every weekend. The view out the back was one of the big selling points when we were house hunting.

mlamb01

@DMW - Is that a Martin house in the pic?  Do you get a lot of Martins where you live?

DMW

@mlamb01 - That's in my neighbor's backyard. I wouldn't know a Martin if I saw it, don't know much about birds myself.

caliking

Nice yardbird and great egging spot! It would be hard to tear me away from that.

Griffin

Nice lookin bird and view. That table on a table in the background. Is that for Dutch oven cooking? For the coals? Where did you get it?

DMW

@Griffin My first post was censored, let's see if this works.

OK, here we go. That's exactly what it is, though I haven't used it for that as of yet.

It's a Camp Chef:

http://www.campchef.com/cooking-accessories/camp-tables/camp-table-with-legs-38.html

Got it from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OEJM1A/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

kdink

@DMW What temp did you cook at?

DMW

@kdink 400* raised direct. Almost always how I do poultry.

NPHuskerFL

mlamb01 said:

@DMW - Is that a Martin house in the pic?  Do you get a lot of Martins where you live?

This is like deja vu. When I was a kid in Nebraska my grandparents had a Martin birdhouse specifically for Martins that would migrate through Nebraska. It had 150 bird occupancy and in winched up the pole and of course lowered so we could clean it out at the end of the year. They enjoyed watching them but, the mean ole Blue Jays would some times try to take occupancy So like any landlord we'd evict them ;-). Great memories.