What type of chicken is best for BBQ?

Table of Contents:

1. What type of chicken is best for BBQ?
2. What is the best part of the chicken to BBQ?
3. Which side of the chicken goes up?
4. What's the difference between Spatchcock and chicken?
5. What is Spatchcock cut?
6. How do you pronounce Spatchcock chicken?
7. How do you cut a chicken to lay flat?
8. What do you pound chicken with?
9. What is a Spatchcock Turkey?
10. What is the temp of cooked chicken?

What type of chicken is best for BBQ?

Most chicken eaters prefer the white meat of chicken breasts. So for chicken that's cooked quick, I use basic, skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Of course you can use this same cooking method for skin-on, bone-in BBQ chicken breasts, or for legs and thighs too.

What is the best part of the chicken to BBQ?

thighs

Which side of the chicken goes up?

Roast the chicken: Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 450°F. Put the chicken breast side up on a roasting rack in a medium (9×13-inch or similar) flameproof baking dish or roasting pan. Tuck the wing tips behind the neck and loosely tie the legs together with a piece of kitchen twine.

What's the difference between Spatchcock and chicken?

What Is a Spatchcocked Chicken? To spatchcock a chicken is exactly the same thing as butterflying a chicken, but with a name that is way more fun to say! Either way, this simply means to cutting out the chicken's backbone and pressing the bird flat so that it cooks in a single layer.

What is Spatchcock cut?

In layman terms, spatchcocking means to remove the spine of a chicken and press down on the breast bone, so that the chicken lays completely flat during the cooking process.

How do you pronounce Spatchcock chicken?

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of 'spatchcock':

1. Break 'spatchcock' down into sounds: [SPACH] + [KOK] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
2. Record yourself saying 'spatchcock' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

How do you cut a chicken to lay flat?

How to Spatchcock(Butterfly) Chicken in 2 Easy Steps

1. Place the chicken breast-side down. Cut along one side of the backbone. ...
2. Open the chicken and slice through the white cartilage at the tip of the breastbone to pop it open. How To Spatchcock And Roast Chicken. ...
3. The chicken will lay nice and flat now.

What do you pound chicken with?

You can use almost any heavy, flat object to pound the breast — a skillet, a meat mallet, even an empty wine bottle.

What is a Spatchcock Turkey?

Spatchcocking a bird is the process of removing the backbone and flattening it onto a baking tray (or butterflying it). It may seem a bit intimidating but it's really easy to do, saves a lot of cook time and helps everything cook evenly. With this method, you can cook a 10-12 lb turkey in about 70-90 minutes!

What is the temp of cooked chicken?

165