Spatchcocked Turkey Success!
By: Keith
Two weeks ago I read about spatchcocking turkeys in Martha Stewart Living Magazine. It seemed like such a good idea that I wrote all about it and decided that spatchcocking was my new way of preparing a turkey. To be completely sure though that I was giving good advice, I decided to try it. Lo and behold, it worked better than I could have imagined! Instead of baking it, I grilled it on the barbecue. I removed the drumsticks so it would fit well on the grill and be easier to turn over. Here’s what I did:
1. Set the grill to 350 degrees
2. Rubbed turkey with oil, salt and poultry seasoning (I wanted to concoct a better rub but my main goal was to just cook it right so I didn’t really care)
3. Set it on the grill and covered it.
4. Turned it every 15 minutes or so and removed it from the grill after exactly 1 hour.
My Mistake: The only mistake I made was that i slightly overcooked it. It was a 12 lb bird, and all it really needed was probably 45 to 50 minutes. It came out just a bit dry but it was still quite yummy. Now that I know how long to grill it, it’ll be great come thanksgiving day. This was my trial run turkey. So, folks, believe it! Spatchcocking works!
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YAY! Now you’ll have room in the oven for your pumpkin pie and all the fixin’s.
Mom, I didn’t even mention the benefit of grilling as it pertains to freeing up space in the oven for the other stuff. Great call!
It’s always interesting to see the various ways of cooking a turkey. The past few years I’ve broken one down (or made a deal with the local meat department to buy just turkey legs) and done it osso bucco style. This year I’m mixing it up by dry brining the turkey and smoking it. No matter which direction you go it is always an interesting journey.
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Ooooh, that sound good, PJ — all drumsticks! You’re the cook, man. All I can hope for is not completely ruining my food
I bet it’s tasty! (But I don’t think I’m that brave. Besides, I like the Lazy-Woman’s-no-screw-up Pop-Up Timer.)
.-= BigLittleWolf´s last blog ..What makes you cry? =-.
wolf, Pop up timers are indeed a gift from god!
I just find it funny that you were reading Martha Stewart’s magazine!
Trying to picture this.. trying.. trying… yea, nope. Can’t picture it. Have a great Thanksgiving! 
Tammy, I can be domestic when push comes to shove
Sounds delicious– maybe you should get a giant deep fat fryer and fry that turkey. Would be even faster to cook and more delicious!
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Why not try to use a turkey pop up timers?
When its stem “pop up”, this indicates the food has reached the correct final temperature for safety and doneness, thus eliminating guesswork and assuring a perfectly cooking each and every time, so what you should to do is just simply insert it into your food, very intuitive and convenient.