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Spatchcock

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, spatchcock means: To remove a bird's backbone and open the body flat for cooking.

In Turkish: omurgasını çıkarıp yassı açmak

How it is used

Used mainly for poultry; spatchcocked describes the prepared bird.

Example sentences

  1. The chef spatchcocked the chicken for the grill.

    Opening the bird changes its shape before heat is applied.

  2. A spatchcocked turkey occupied most of the roasting tray.

    The participle describes a flattened whole bird.

Common collocations

  • spatchcock a chicken
  • spatchcocked turkey
  • grillTo cook food over or under strong, direct heat, giving it brown marks and a smoky flavour. As a noun, a grill is the equipment used for this.
  • roastTo cook meat, poultry or vegetables with dry heat in an oven, usually at a fairly high temperature so the outside browns. As a noun, a roast is a joint of meat cooked this way.

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