Spatchcock done just a little differently.

epcotisbest

So I usually cut out the backbone and remove it, but this time I just cut down one side and flattened out the bird, leaving the backbone attached. It worked just fine and me being the scavenger I am, enjoyed picking the meat off the backbone area too. Used a Weber salt-free chicken rub and just a small amount of cherry wood for smoke and got a great flavor and pretty good color on this bird as well.

SGH

Great looking bird brother.  

thetrim

Make sense one less cut than you need. Good idea

Canugghead

Great looking bird there!  I cut straight down the middle of the backbone, no way I'd throw that part away! If you want to keep the backbone intact, try leaping frog style...

StillH2OEgger

That bird looks perfect. Nice work!

bgebrent

I like the conservation cook brother!  Purdy bird!

Botch

We need to come up with a new term for this.
"Sidecocked"?  
"Halfcocked"?
"Halfspatched"?

Botch

@Canugghead , that first bird looks like something out of a Pink Floyd movie.  

Foghorn

That's the best looking bird I've ever seen.

epcotisbest

Foghorn said:

That's the best looking bird I've ever seen.

Wow! That is quite a compliment. Thank you.

epcotisbest

Botch said:

We need to come up with a new term for this.
"Sidecocked"?  
"Halfcocked"?
"Halfspatched"?

I think I like halfspatched.

epcotisbest

Botch said:

@Canugghead , that first bird looks like something out of a Pink Floyd movie.