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Sunday Funday Cook...Spatchcocked Turkey
mtnbikeninja
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In the mood for a Turkey, Cream Cheese, and Cranberry Sandwich. Spatchcocked the turkey, injected with beer, dry rub, and applied bacon on one half. My wife is not fond of bacon...go figure.
Question? This is the first time I'm spatchcocking anything. It took me forever to take out the backbone. Is there a easier way? I probably didn't do it correctly.
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I imagine the bigger the bird, the harder it is to cut through the bones coming off the backbone. Did you use a knife, or kitchen shears?Anxious to hear how the cooks goes!_____________
"I mean, I don't just kill guys, I'm notorious for doing in houseplants." - Maggie, Northern Exposure
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Since I found spatchcock chix that's all I ever do (thanks to The Naked Whiz). So, I did the Turkey day bird 15 #'s spatchcocked and I was expecting it to be a real challenge to remove the backbone, but using a really sharp and heavy cerrated knife it wasn't much more of a pain than the chix. So, I would beef up the cutting tool (I did have a hatchet at the ready:)).Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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I use a high end J.A. HENCKELS kitchen knife. I forget what model it is. It will cut down the side of the backbone with almost no effort. The brand doenst matter but, a sharp THIN blade makes all the difference.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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I just use a good kitchen shears. Takes about 5 seconds and your done.
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I use a 10 inch Gerber Chefs knife, it is very heavy and if the bone is giving me any trouble it loses. I could probably chop a tree down with that knife.DavidBBQ since 2010 - Oh my, what I was missing.
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I let the butcher do it!Every day is a bonus day and every meal is a banquet in Winter Springs, Fl !
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Easy to do with anything besides the hammer you used .... just kiddin'Never eat anything passed through a window unless you're a seagull ... BGE Lg.
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"I mean, I don't just kill guys, I'm notorious for doing in houseplants." - Maggie, Northern Exposure
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I use a heavy and sharp chinese cleaver. Works like a charm.
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Thanks for all the advice guys. Turkey was delicious! I use cutco knives and kitchen shears. I may just need to sharpen them.
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I have a pair of long nose aviation (tin) snips that I keep for heavy work in the kitchen. Put them in the dishwasher and spray with pam after they come out.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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For non cooking projects my 2 favorite tools are a hammer and duct tape. In the kitchen I like the kitchen shears.
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