Kitchen

[sunshine45]

this term has been used for a LONG time now.

you can spatchcock any bird.

i have a friend who spatchcocks her turkey and prepares it that way......she says it is a lot easier to roast.

never even thought to ask the butcher to do this for me. will have to see if they will?

[deepwaterdotter]

I like to cook spatchcocked chcken on the grill.

[Sooner]

@Shanus LOL!!!  We have been doing that for many many years, and yes, knew the name too.

I have a great pair of sharp Henckels Poultry shears that could cut a tree limb and I just snip the back out with those, cutting down each side.

I throw the neck, back, and wings in a bag in the freezer for broth.  

I thought you were talking about a name for a chicken.  My pet chicken's name was Chickadee-Fly-High.  She laid eggs on the clothesline and mother would step on them and NOT be happy about it.  But that's another issue. 

[aroc3435]

@Shanus   Oh, yes.  Chefs have been using that term for decades.  I am probably familiar with it because I love to cook, have watched food shows on TV for years, and have many chef friends, including one that I dated while I was in college in Newport, RI.  He had graduated from the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) when it was still in New Haven, CT before it moved to Hyde Park, NY.  

Since I went to high school in New Haven and loved food he and I had a lot of fun together.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[tansy]

Costco was selling a spatchcocked vacumn packed turkey during the holidays.  I wish I had picked up one.

It's a well known term.

[RollTide2008]

I regular spatchcock a bird with my Kuhn Rikon scissors.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Yes, I am familiar with the term but have never bought one done or have done my own.  There are recipe instructions for doing it with a turkey too, so it cooks faster. 

[LindaSal]

Trader Joes in my area sells Spatchcock chickens vacumm packed in a marinade.

I buy them once in a while, I really don't see much of a difference in the taste or texture that I do when I use the crockpot.  But we do enjoy them.  

[Nightowlz]

Yes I have heard the term Spatchcock.

DH has done that with chicken & turkey.

He smoked our organic whole turkey for Christmas like that. It was really good.

[Knit-Chick]

Yes!  I agree - it's such an odd name!    This is how I roast a whole chicken now.  I watch you tube videos and do it myself -- but you need a very good pair of kitchen shears.  I mix butter with garlic, lemon peel, a bit of lemon juice and some herbs and put it under the skin and then rub it on top.   Roast that with some lemon wedges, carrots, potatoes and onions and it's an easy dinner.