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ltopper
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WHO IS EXCITED TO SPATCHCOCK THEIR TURKEY NEXT WEEK?
Nov 17, 2017
dvorcol
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ltopper It's so much work to remove the backbone. I just place my bird on the grill rack, set them on the driveway, and run them over with the front wheel of my pickup. Believe it or not, tire tread can have a big impact. I use a bald tire that I clean and put on just for this. I recommend a pretty low tire pressure, too - between 12 and 16 psi seems to be ideal.
Nov 17, 2017
jkiemele
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ltopperI am excited to rotisserie my turkey this year. Rotisserie chicken is one of my favorite things in life so I have high hopes trying a different bird.
Nov 17, 2017
ltopper
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dvorcolWait...do you try to skid the wheels out or take a few loops around your neighborhood to warm the tire rubber up first so it melts a bit onto the bird or just run over the fowl cold?
Nov 17, 2017
ltopper
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jkiemeleThat sounds amazing. I would love to attend your Thanksgiving.
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dvorcol
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ltopperClean & cold is best. And I don't want to skid the poultry across the driveway before the wheel climbs on top (this happened the first time LOL). This is also why I use the front wheel - leave it in 2 wheel drive so there is no spinning under load. Anyway, I put a 2x4 across the driveway in front of the grill rack with bags of rock salt on top of each end to hold it tight. I jack up the front wheel, swap in the bald tire, and lower the bald tire on top of my oil change ramp (with a garbage bag on top to keep the tire clean; there is another one under the rack). The bird sits in front of the end of the ramp, and then I drive slowly off the end of the ramp onto the bird. After that I replace the ramp with another 2x4 and then go back and forth over the fowl a handful of times.
Nov 17, 2017
dvorcol
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ltopper
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dvorcolI don't think a thanksgiving prep description has ever brought me more joy in my life...*dies of laughter*
This is pure genius, and a perfect holiday tradition.
Nov 17, 2017
dvorcol
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Nov 18, 2017
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jkiemeleSeriously, that will be a large size and weight increase. Are you using the same equipment?
Nov 18, 2017
AngryAccountant
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ltopperI'm just in charge of carving the turkey, not cooking it, and I'm terrified. I think I've only carved a chicken once or twice and never any other bird!
Nov 18, 2017
jkiemele
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dvorcolWe are only having four people so we are doing a small heritage bird, rigged up on a rotisserie in a Big Green Egg.
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Hamson
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AngryAccountantI youtubed the how to
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Cabezon
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dvorcolBuild a little box, hang it behind the rear tire, do a burnout and you could smoke the bird
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dvorcol
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CabezonHmm, that just might work...
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dvorcol
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jkiemeleA heritage bird, sounds yummy. Kind of like Kobe beef?
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jkiemele
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Nov 19, 2017
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dvorcolYeah, similar idea. Also like Berkshire and Duroc pig breeds.
Nov 19, 2017
ltopper
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