# Thanksgiving 2018: be a witness! **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun\ **Created:** [November 23, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585 "2018-11-23T00:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/21 "2018-11-26T08:23:21Z")
Wow @Michel that sounded amazing. I’m so glad you got the birdie in the oven. And your side dishes sounded splendid!!! Have you ever spatchcocked a bird by removing the backbone and breaking the keel bone? It takes a bit of muscles to use heavy kitchen shears for the job, but the flat bird cooks really fast. We do it with turkey about once a year and it’s nice. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/22 "2018-11-26T14:48:47Z")
And it’s a great way to weekday roast chicken, too. 😺 ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/23 "2018-11-26T17:03:42Z")
Also if you are grilling over hardwood charcoal, a spatchcocked bird picks up an amazing amount of flavor with very little cooking time. ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/24 "2018-11-26T17:13:58Z")
> [@TravelingOn](#): > > Have you ever spatchcocked a bird by removing the backbone and breaking the keel bone? Never, but I would love to try! I just looked at a couple of food-porn pics of spatchcocked turkeys and I was getting hungry again… ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/25 "2018-11-26T17:15:38Z")
Start with a chicken. It is easy with a pair of kitchen shears, and the cooking time is really short i.e. 45 minutes or less depending on size. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/26 "2018-11-26T17:17:53Z")
We also participate in another debate. We put bourbon in our pie, no one can figure out why it tastes spicy, but they all love it or hate it. Yet another dividing line. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/27 "2018-11-26T17:18:51Z")
> [@TravelingOn](#): > > Have you ever spatchcocked a bird by removing the backbone and breaking the keel bone? Kim, I know you have been waiting all week for the opportunity to use the word “spatchcocked” in a public forum. ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585/28 "2018-11-26T17:55:04Z")
Splaying the legs is another way to roast poultry—I really like this method, easy! > **[A New (Faster, Juicier) Way to Roast a Turkey](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/dining/thanksgiving-roast-turkey-splayed.html?hpw&rref=food&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well)** > > To get the dark and white meat to both cook perfectly, pick up your paring knife and splay the legs. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thanksgiving-2018-be-a-witness/5585.md?page=1)