Medium owners...Spatchcock Turkey

jcaspary

I could use some help from the Medium Egg owners out there.  I have a Medium Egg at work that I cook with on a semi-regular basis.  This year I'm planning on spatchcocking a turkey and would like to know what is the maximum size that I should get and a general idea on how long it should take to cook.  Thanks in advance...

berndcrisp

15 lbs. max on a medium. Traditional, not spatched. About 2.5hrs @375. Spatched size, I don't know. Search for 'MadMax' turkey, use 1/4 of suggested wine in gravy.

jcaspary

Bump...really hoping for some help.

Big_Green_Craig

I have a Medium. Although I usually cook my turkeys on the XL, I would guesstimate 13-15lbs. I would think the problem would be with the legs sticking out, but you could always tuck them in.

cookingdude555

Since your spatching it, I would aim for the smallest turkey you could find, instead of the biggest the cooker could handle. I use my medium way more than any egg, and as much as I get on there, it's still just 15". That's the same size as webers smallest kettle grill.

R2Egg2Q

I don't have a medium but I did spatch a 15.5 lb turkey indirect on my XL and spanned across about 15"- 16". Here it is over a 13.5" dia drip pan (which is over a 16" dia drip pan) and on a half sheet pan which is 17" wide. The cooking grid in the first pic is 20" in diameter.







Looking at that as a frame of reference and size perspective, I would suggest around a 13-14 lb bird if you cook raised direct but significantly smaller if you cook indirect and want to shield the bird from direct heat with a platesetter or other indirect piece (say if you want to catch drippings for gravy).



My turkey took 2 hrs to cook (indirect) in the 380-420 range.

jcaspary

@berndcrisp‌ @Big_Green_Craig‌ @cookingdude555‌ @R2Egg2Q‌ Thanks for the help. It is much appreciated.

anton

I am thinking about spatchock turkey for Thanksgiving. To answer your question I am pretty sure you want to max out at 10-12 lbs for spatchcock, that is what would fit on a medium comfortably. Cooked whole on its back, 14-16 lb will fit. Hope this helps.

Skiddymarker

I'd go either Mad Max with 15# max or chop shop it and you can get a 20# on the medium, 

Parted out it will fit, presentation is not the best as the turkey is in 6 pieces - 2Xwings; 2Xlegs (thigh and drum stick); 2Xbreast. The other advantage is that you can drop the thighs on a little earlier than the breasts and then drop the wings on, nothing gets over cooked. A nice pan of root veggies under the raised bird is great to catch drippings and make gravy. 

jcaspary

@anton‌ and @Skiddymarker‌ thanks for the help. Anyone know an appropriate time?

jHowe

I spatched a turkey last night.  14# bird, indirect and raised, 375-400 for approximately 1:45.  IT on the breast was 164 and thigh was 182.  cooked with the legs towards the hinge and wrapped the ends with foil.
cooked on a LBGE, I don't think I would go any larger on the large egg.
You should be able to do a 10-12# without an issue.

cook861

i did a  spatch  turkey on our thanksgiving it was a  20# before i took the back bone out and i have mbge and we brined before we did it