Fourth of July Spatchcock Chicken
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KristenBPS
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YUMMMMMM! shredded chicken for leftovers is a must
SoDakSmokerGolfer
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Those look wonderful.... How did you cut those up? Looks like quarters after they were cooked?
jimsbarbecue
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Nothing like spatchcocked chicken, good on a drum too
TentHunter
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BP, That chicken looks mighty fine!
Use poultry shears to remove the back bone, turn over, press down on the breast to crack the bones and flatten the chicken. Don't throw away the back bone; use them for making chicken stock.
A spatchcocked chicken will cook in a little more than half the time of keeping the bird whole.
Use poultry shears to remove the back bone, turn over, press down on the breast to crack the bones and flatten the chicken. Don't throw away the back bone; use them for making chicken stock.
A spatchcocked chicken will cook in a little more than half the time of keeping the bird whole.
NorCal Smoker
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Looks great BP. What was the seasoning?
Family loved whole cooked chickens until I spatchcocked them. Now they prefer Spatchcock. Seems to cook much more evenly.
Family loved whole cooked chickens until I spatchcocked them. Now they prefer Spatchcock. Seems to cook much more evenly.
scooter
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TentHunter
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Tossing them in will work, but they tend to burn up quickly. Now, seal that same handful of pellets in a foil pouch with a a single small hole in it, and you will not believe how much smoke that little pouch pumps out.
The trick is poking only one small hole in the pouch (not several). This starves the pellets of Oxygen and they slowly carbonize instead of burning up (pyrolysis), releasing a lot of smoke in the process.
Using pellet pouches this way I don't have to supplement with wood chunks.
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