Shears or Knife?

motoeric

motoeric

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What do you use to spatchcock your turkeys?

After last years debacle, I'm thinking about going to Home Depot and picking up those shears they use for branches.


Eric
 
That's what I use. One of the small ones though, like for snapping branches off of shrubs. Not the big ol' tree branch with the long handle type. Works like a charm.
 
This might sound different but 8" bread-knife would cut through the bird fairly easily. Saw a Pit Barrel Cooker video and Noah used a bread knife to spatchcock a chicken.

I gave it a try and was surprised how easy it was to cut a bird in half. If you did not have a bread knife that poultry shears would be the way to go.
 
I keep a pair of Pruning shears like you use for gardening. They mow through chickens & turkeys like light saber.
 
I'm not sure what these were meant for but, they sure part out a chicken with ease.
No name on 'em and I don't remember where I got them.

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I used my 8" chef's knife. I started with poultry shears and gave up :-D
 
My Wusthof kitchen shears don't work well with turkey; I use a 10" chef's knife. Bigger shears and/or a cleaver are on my Christmas list.
 
Next time, Husqvarna or Poulan, or perhaps Stihl...















I've had some tough ol' birds before...



















Seriously though, I've never spatchcocked anything so this thread is helpful.
 
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