Spatchcock Chicken Technique - How to Spatchcock a Chicken

[gerry3x]

He said cock, he he, he he.

[VellaDamitaJo]

Poor chicken :'(

[debbiechickie5]

I love slipping the word "spatchcock" into regular conversation. "Soooo..I was spatchcocking my chicken last night..." :) Yes, I have no life. LOL.

[erdal0]

just imagine cutting open a baby like that and throwing it on the grill

[juffurey]

@erdal0 or even... a fetus

[LindsayNatesa]

Grill the backbone good meat on there

[nicholassmerk]

I'm glad you said to save the backbone for stock!

[barkpeeler2000]

chef john, you have a way with birds.

[fightnight14]

I got my cock spatched.........

[nuwaus]

Nice highlight :D

[googo151]

I got my spatch cock on yesterday! Thanks Chef! Worked great! 

[jb7254]

Thats some strong looking chicken...

[DoveOfFlames]

@jb7254 lol I noticed that, too. It looks like the chicken is flexing.

[NekoCylestia]

That's cool, I've never heard of spatchcocking before!

[ZuzahGaming]

My jaw fucking dropping seeing those brown motherfuckers.

No racism.

[utfsal]

your videos are such a pleasure to view, and you have such a likeable personality!

[growingneeds]

I'm spatchcocking all my chicks.

[ChaoHX]

PETA finds this inappropriate. Like the recent sexy chicken pose.

[ZettaiOtakuu]

is like chicken origami

[rgredm]

Hey Chef! Can you show more technique videos? How to like this one? Like How to use and select knifes ? Pans? Thanks! And Enjoy!

[Hannanstl]

bone in creates flavor :)

[runincool01]

Hi Chef John :) I've been using this method to cook whole birds on the grill for about 25 years now. I've always called it either flattened or "road kill" chicken. Where did you find this term "spatchcock"?

[zombiesonar]

Really everyone should know how to do this, so damn useful its not funny. I used to work in a poultry butchers back in my youth and knowing how to prepare a bird in many different ways (really not hard at all) and getting the knife skills well it helped my culinary experimentations a fair bit :P Should do a deboned bird for making boneless maccadamia and herb stuffed chicken video. nom nom

[rouithesthewitch]

Pork Tenderloin!Pork Tenderloin!Pork Tenderloin!

Please.Please.Please.

[onehonestb]

Can you make creme brulee!!?? pls!! the full fat version lol

[TheStrokesChick]

Next time i get mad at someone, I'm gonna tell them that I'm gonna spatchcock their butt instead of kick their butt. Let's see if they don't run LOL!

[DinNDee]

Chef Jon! I think you should have thrown in a little Julia Child reference in this one!

[lowdown3007]

my grandparents would think im just playing with the food if i tried this lol

[videogamer24385]

I was eating... Chicken mutilation while eating is why we can't have nice things.

[1giller]

EWWWWWWWWWW!

[yaysweetcherryjam]

mmmmmmm COCK.....Spatchcock that is. :p

[mvcurlyqs]

I couldnt finish watching this

[AutomHatter]

Thank you Chef John!

[zephyrspromise]

I've butterflied chickens before, but i just now realized that the final product's silhouette (3:08) looks like a large, decapitated woman with humungo saddle bags >.>

'locate the backbone, which is conveniently located right down the middle- just like a person! :D"

didn't help me either :(

[djamorpheus]

John, I've been a spatchcock user for a long time... (wow that sounds dirty)

No but seriously, it's an amazing way to cook chicken, the breast stay moist and don't get overcooked. I tend to cook the breast side down.

[deadpixel666]

this is disgusting lol

[fannysmack]

I feel like I'm in science class.

[marcvince15]

thanks chef john! I need more of your techniques!! :D

[iabbervocium]

I'm glad I watched this just now, I have a whole chicken in the fridge that I'm getting ready to brine. Thanks!

[etorelly]

The chicken at the beggining od video looks like a bodybuilder pose... "Chiken on Steroids" or "Coq à Schwarzenegger"?

[thebestalkalinewater]

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[pedanticmofo]

He needs videos on cooking organ meats. At least some foie gras for goodness sake.

[Petahx3]

Can you please make a video on how to cut up an whole chicken??

[blackraven1515]

@Petahx3 He did do one a while ago, it ought to be up on food wishes somewhere!

[blackraven1515]

Chicken Under a Brick !!!!!!!!

[possum419]

quick question: how do you clean and sanitize your cutting board after preparing raw meats? i just use hot water and soap but should i do more?

[GAYPRIDE1985]

@possum419 YES!!!! Rinse with hot water and just a splash of bleach to kill any nasty bacteria! But just alittle bit....it also removes any odors that linger on the board.

[calebthellama]

It looks like a heart with really big thighs thats flexing its biceps!

[itzihuariquintero]

HULI HULI CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please :P

[redherringbone]

looks like a voluptuous woman doing bicep curls

[ShealNLilliROBLOX]

this disturbs me T_T

[FartyMcSmelly]

I can't believe how easy that was. I've have been trying forever to get a flat chicken. I always missed the "little notch". This is one reason I love your blog, the techniques you teach! Thanks so much Chef John!

[BalsamicPork]

I was pretty hung over this morning and the thumbnail looked awful

[M6mpsu]

I saw a vagina for the first time! :)

[N6600]

Kid-friendly version: Butterflied chicken

Adult-oriented version: SPATCHCOCKED CHICKEN

Oh baby! :)

[Wonton118]

I love your voice man. It's the only reason I subscribed. 

[bear46no]

can you do this with a turkey?

or is it not convivient regarding the size?

[jaseth1337]

Hey chef John, it's a shame that those "allrecipes" you asked us to subscribe to have such incompetent people also posting on the channel. It's cool that you have the possibility of working together with big companies like you deserve but it's a shame that the quality of the company does not match the quality of your videos. I guess we are spoiled with the deliciousness of your food and the personality in your showmanship. Thanks for all the good food and all the good laughs.

[WalrusDoom]

@jaseth1337 Oh god, shut up, this is so boring

[jaseth1337]

@WalrusDoom I didn't know my comment had been voted to the top, but I am sorry you found it so boring to read.

[WalrusDoom]

@jaseth1337 Well I'm going to sue you after I hang myself, just so you know.

[pele7208]

@jaseth1337 agree with you, which is why I unsubscribed!

[azntranc3951]

@jaseth1337

Ah so my decision NOT to subscribe to All Recopies was a good one then :)

[w3stwood]

Just like a person! lol imagine chef John as a crazy scientist doing videos on crazy science experiments :)

[Iambenjoz]

@RandomVideoesDude It's a joke, calm down.

[neurocosm]

Will you do a Jerk Spatchcock chicken?

[m0sas]

aww poor chicken :(

[wrathofcell]

i like keeping moisture in the breasts

[brentboy81]

Love you chef john! 

[shaling19bigsis]

chicken porn!

[ith4aja]

we call it "Bakakak Hayam" in here.. :D

[ith4aja]

Errrr... Spatch what..?! LOL..

[Riven901]

Neato!

[ha6464]

Haha the starburst

[TheSavageOne89]

i wonder how long it took him to grill that chicken. it looked great.

[jabootyqueen010]

I'm usually not squemish, not at all really, I cook meat all the time but for some reason this freaked me out. Gah! lol Good Technic though.

[PennyDreadfuI]

If you soak a couple of long bamboo skewers in water then run them through the chicken in an X from wingtip to leg, wingtip to leg under the breast, it helps to keep your cooked chicken/bird from falling apart once it's cooked.

[droberts1111]

JUST LIKE A PERSON! XD

[bobobobobob93]

I LOVE SPATCHCOCKING

[backpacc]

Oh my..this is making me kind of sick lol

[IFknHateUTube]

i didn't have any kitchen shears so i just got a hammer and beat the hell out of it

[caseyeleet]

@IFknHateUTube wabash

[itsjustdeb579]

I use this method because i cant carve a bird whole... i usually make a huge mess trying. But I can do it like this and put it in my iron skillet and it does beautifully. Never knew this is what it is called. Thanks for the video!!

[meowjanet]

I have learned something today!

[neettim]

spatchock

[whitegirlfang]

wow I'm glad I know how to do this now, thanks!

[TedHeet]

All we need now is moar lens flare!

[stargaze00]

It looks like it is flexing. Body builder bird.

[tzkelley]

I had Spachcock chicken but penicillin cleared it up.

[semid5]

great video

[ikeaboy1061]

Just like a person? Whoa, what have you been doing, Chef John?

[jbadal1]

Spatchcock chick, I'm spatchcocking the chicken, gee, it sounds so dirty, naughty. I better take a shower.

[Nerdybudy19]

Cool! So glad you showed us how to do this! It's so much easier then laying dwn pieces of meat. With this technique just one flip is all it takes to flip ALL the meat :)

[pegbster]

spatchcock is now a new sex move

[bowler180max]

@pegbster

Yes sir! spread, and lay it flat.

[cowmancheese]

Cool!

[MrJackiewilliams]

... ... I hate dishes that say the same thing twice "cock" and "chicken" are the same thing....

[Master553300]

@MrJackiewilliams no cock is penis

[edstella]

@MrJackiewilliams Yeah, but in this case, it's more to describe the manner in which the bird is prepared/laid out. :)

[cookiepuss1987]

Are those wustoff scissors?! I have the same ones! 

[sjsawyer]

Looks like a frog at first.

[cowhunter101]

Will this technique work with buffalo?

[cowhunter101]

Will this technique work with buffalo?

[cowhunter101]

Will this technique work with buffalo?

[SxyAmyD]

The man is as precise as a surgeon

[LiLNetworker]

Alton Brown taught me this on Good Eats

[LiLNetworker]

Alton Brown taught me this on Good Eats

[SxyAmyD]

EXCELLENT VIDEO

[CoasterReece]

*Eats Peanut Butter*

[CoasterReece]

*Eats Peanut Butter*

[MUDSWAT]

A vegetarian dish (The Figs) and then a meat dish (This video) !! ( I don't know what you did first but...) Great job satisfying both tastes... WOW, you should open a restaurant then franchise it!! (Like a Olive Garden type deal but your own recipes) Your awesome Chief thanks for posting !!

[TheBlestemat]

...hehe...cock...

[PlatypusGuitar]

In french we call this technique 'crapaudine' from the word 'crapaud' wich means toad, cause apparently the chicken looks like a frog when you cut it this way if youre french!

[iDoopy]

@PlatypusGuitar pffft your canadian you dont pass as french...unless you do a recipe i suggest! :D

[PlatypusGuitar]

@iDoopy im french canadian, wich is from french decent from france. J'habite à montréal, j'ai toujours vécu au Québec et le français est ma langue maternelle donc je peux me permettre d'affirmer être française en quelque sorte ;)

[iDoopy]

@PlatypusGuitar I live in Montreal, I lived in Quebec and French is my native language so I may be said to be French in a way,Google Translate is one hell of a tool...

[jcard21]

Looks delicious!

I found that a cleaver is the easiest to remove the backbone; using shears a little harder, and using a knife the hardest.

[gDragoNx23]

looks like a vigina

[nellynoway]

@gDragoNx23 How fitting it's called the spatchCOCK technique then...

[EdtheTraveler]

When I BBQ or smoke a chicken I always spatchcock it no matter how big the bird is. It retains the smoke flavor better when it is done this way. I learned to make Peri Peri Chicken this way by some Portuguese folks living in South Africa.

[MaxTube132]

i loove chicken :)



[nokomarie1963]

I had no idea that this had a name. I think I will forget the name as it is pretty odd-sounding,

[jholivehk]

oh ... thnx for your tips today ... ! ! !

[Fiquinho15]

:D

[HKOverlord117]

I was wondering what to name my future firstborn...now I know..."Spatchcock".

[Gilgamesh417]

I'll spatchcock you!

[nikoguy]

Did anyone else see a fat lady wearing a bikini when they looked at the chicken? Ok, i'll go to my corner now.

[TheVittleVlog]

always great info...Thanks!!

[GazeRock123]

Actually the reason behind folding the wing back is to put the chicken into a sexy pose!

[oliver18754]

This is guarranteed to go viral.

[IFknHateUTube]

heh, spatchcock. like a spatchula shaped penis!

[serginietor]

back to the bone

(8) na, na, na, na, nah (8)

[Shintroy]

thumbnail looks like 4 fetuses

pls fix

[punkrockprinjess]

"conveniently located just down the middle, just like a persom"

then... cuts the chicken in half o.O lol

[RafaelAngel1910]

flad.. hæhæ

[nuklear7]

"just like a person" .... there should have been a sound effect right after that. O.o

[Syntox]

This is SO essential.

[meverything]

JUST LIKE A PERSON! >:D

[peaceandlove010]

poor chicken :( why'd ya have to taste so delicious

[Iambenjoz]

;_; Poor chicken (I'm vegetarian).

[Bralor89]

omg....I don't like chicken anymore....

[myampisbroken]

I learned this from watching Good Eats.

[ducktape775]

That looks really good but I doubt i'll ever make it

[demonapiccolo]

@2:54 It looks like some sunbathers

[snowman358]

food wish-GUACOMOLE

[SeansFood]

0:47 was literally food porn. :O

[Vennuch83]

@SeansFood lol

[PlatypusGuitar]

@SeansFood sean my dear you got top comment on a chef john video! YAYYYY!!!

[SeansFood]

@PlatypusGuitar Woooo!

[1102nm]

@SeansFood hahaahah yeah....

[douglaslsp]

@SeansFood that is hardcore

[Vleesball]

"just like a person"

I puked in my mouth when you said that!

[nappychef35]

Thumbs up for the starburst technique...

[bubblemuffinxp]

the inside of that chicken looks like my vagina

[gartini]

I like to spatchcock my chicken.

[Vleesball]

@gartini Rofl :D

[jayxunned]

Chicken porn!

[KScharba]

I liked the part with the chicken.

[ati8asoniato88]

chicken's anatomy...

[WideTie2008]

Oh thank you so much I always wonder if this technique had a name and how they did it. Now I can do it instead of going to the Russian store and buying there cute little flat chickens. Awesome! Thank you.

[lakeb0dom]

Can you do that with humans ?

[Gunjack238]

@lakeb0dom I dont know, wanna volunteer?

[lakeb0dom]

@Gunjack238 I don't care as long as I get to do the eating, with some fava beans and a bottle of Chianti

[henkdevries111]

where did all the intestines go?

[gabypga]

@henkdevries111 the butcher takes them off at the butchery :) and they usually make cats or dogs food with them :)

[Dragon45348]

@henkdevries111 Into a stew :3

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew