How many of ya'll are spatchcocking your turkey this year?

Wife is giving me a smaller spatchcocked turkey to smoke on the grill. It is a win-win, as she gets me out of her kitchen and I can escape from her relatives and drink beer outside. She'll have two more turkeys in the oven.

Got one spatchcock for the kamado and a trussed one for the rotisserie. I prefer the spatchcock.

Did this one last year and really like the results. It's a bit of a waste because my in-laws only eat the breast.



We had Thanksgiving on Sunday and I just deboned the whole damn thing and only cooked the breasts and legs. Saved the thighs and wings for gumbo.

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got it spatchcocked and dry brining in the fridge right now.

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Me, too. Did mine this morning.

Spatchcocking a turkey is even more beneficial than spatchcocking a chicken, IMO.

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Did one recently and it was fantastic but I learned I needed better scissors for the process

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Buy the OXO poultry shears. Amazon has them for about $30. Not the OXO kitchen scissors. Poultry shears. They will cut through turkey very easily. And they come apart for cleaning.

Take the wishbone out too whether spatchcock or not. Makes the bird easier to carve.

I’ll be doing it for the 3rd or 4th time.

I can imagine doing anything else.
It cooks so quickly and evenly.

Usually go with a 12-13 lb bird.

Got it cocked and brining in the fridge. 12 lbs minus the back bone.

I wanted to frog it but I didn't have the room. One day.

Got mine in the fridge a bit ago, spatchcocked and dry brined.

19lb monster just for the wife and I

That's the chance you take when you buy from a local farm.

I'll use the carcass and leftover meat to make Turkey Bog this weekend.

I just use pruning gear

Smoked two spatchcockt birds for gumbo. Have to say they turned out a great product