Who's spatchcocking this ThanksGiving?

[c farmer]

Ohhhh, sounds good.

 

[jshull]

I've had to google more stuff since I found this site. I'm trying to decide if I want to risk mutiny if I mess up our turkey! Fried it guaranteed!

 

[93vpmod]

Made a UDS turkey with a cranberry orange brine in March and I have been asked to make it again...no spatchcock this time.

 

[nucornhusker]

I am cooking a Thanksgiving Day meal practice run on Friday and I won't spatch it because I'm using a new cooker this year and I don't want to change too much. I hope to cook another Turkey before Thanksgiving, and I will spatch it if I get the chance.

 

[Bludawg]

The plan right now is to do a trash can turkey if that changes and it hits the pit I spatch Toms A$$ in a New Yawk second

 

[popeye]

I will deep fry one . Thats the way we like them

 

[Fwismoker]

Wow i'm pleasantly surprised...If the undecided broke toward spatching then it's about a 50/50 split. Spatchcocking is getting way more popular then it used to be. Like Farmer said once you spatch you never go back. :biggrin1:

 

[c farmer]

We are losing the fight, Keith.

 

[Fwismoker]

We are losing the fight, Keith.

LOL, if just one more person spatches then it's all good. haha

I'm surprised it's a close as it is. I won't go back is all i know. The bird cooks faster and more evenly plus it looks great for presentation.

 

[Beerbecue]

I spatchcocked the Turkey last year and it came out great so I may do it again, if not I may quarter the bird first since quartering works so well for chickens.

 

[DjPorkchop]

Since it is just the wife and I and the kids this year, I may just give this a shot just because. Appearance does not matter to me. I am really the only on that eats the bird anyhow. The wife and kids prefer a big old ham.

She can cook the ham in the house and I can spatchcock on the uds.

And for the record, I just found out what "spatchcocking" was 5 minutes ago. :-D

 

[Fwismoker]

Since it is just the wife and I and the kids this year, I may just give this a shot just because. Appearance does not matter to me. I am really the only on that eats the bird anyhow. The wife and kids prefer a big old ham.

She can cook the ham in the house and I can spatchcock on the uds.

And for the record, I just found out what "spatchcocking" was 5 minutes ago. :-D

DJ you'll love it..easy as can be and you'll have a tender juicy even cooked bird in less time. Poultry shears or a good chefs knife and cut that back bone out...press flat

 

[Ron_L]

I haven't even thought about Thanksgiving dinner yet, so I guess I am undecided. I spatched last year and it was great and everyone thought the presentation was fantastic, so if turkey is on the menu it will probably be spatched.

 

[CharredApron]

Ron, have you ever had it cured like a ham? I was thinking about doing a cure for 10days like fresh ham. ????? No Hijack intended

 

[DjPorkchop]

DJ you'll love it..easy as can be and you'll have a tender juicy even cooked bird in less time. Poultry shears or a good chefs knife and cut that back bone out...press flat

I just talked to the wife about spatching and she said to go for it so I will infact be spatching. :eusa_clap

 

[Okie Sawbones]

Might give it a try. Not sure yet.

 

[El Ropo]

Spatch, and the presentation looks great, not sure what others were referring to. Besides, I'd rather have perfectly cooked bird over a perfectly staged bird any day.

 

[rtboswell]

Undecided at this point- I haven't bothered to smoke a turkey yet, so I'll have to get to it before the big day so I don't fark up the main course.

 

[NeilH]

Ok, with all this spatch-talk I can't go wrong.

Now, what temp do you spatch a turkey on the WSM? Also, what internal temp do you consider it done? Should I brine the bird overnight? Thanks!!

 

[Ron_L]

Ron, have you ever had it cured like a ham? I was thinking about doing a cure for 10days like fresh ham. ????? No Hijack intended

I've had turkey breast that was cured and smoked. It tasted like ham, but was more rubbery. I wasn't impressed, but don't let that stop you. It could have been something that the guy who made it did wrong.