First attempt at spatchcocking a chicken on my Weber kettle, really pleased with how it turned out!
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sweetp94
Aoxomoxoa75
How long did you smoke it? Looks great!
Slimee [OP]
Whole thing only took an hour. Two zone Indirect heat method.
Aoxomoxoa75
Awesome! I picked up a couple of whole chickens that I’m going to try this weekend. Thx for sharing.
Reddit4618
I did my first chicken like this recently. Did you arrange coals to the sides, or just spread them out under the bird?
Slimee [OP]
Two zone. Used the Weber charcoal baskets and split the coals on each side and cooked the bird in the middle with a drip tray underneath. Added some water to the tray to keep it moister too
Brew-Drink-Repeat
I offset mine whether gas/smoke box or charcoal
The_Colt69
That looks awesome! Spatchcock is the best. I usually inject the breasts, thighs, and legs with a beer and butter mix for some moisture. Don’t use an IPA, I was just messing with flavors. It comes out really hoppy/ bitter and my family didn’t like it one bit.
Axxemann
Snip the wingtips off next go, so they don't burn up.
Other than that, that looks like a beauty!
redditretard34
Looks delicious
Leopuppy2
Looks so good.
partpurpose7
They really called this shit a snatch cock
Once I started patching, I haven’t gone back. Surprised more don’t do this…
Slimee [OP] 3 points · Jul 2021
Agreed!! I feel like this is the only way I’ll cook a chicken going forward. It was so damn easy too!
Brew-Drink-Repeat 3 points · Jul 2021
Yep, and generally a nice even cook so everything stays tender….