Why don't we spatchcock the turkey?

Every competent chef knows that a 15 pound turkey with its large cavity,

with its white meat and its dark meat,

is almost impossible to roast properly.

It takes a long time, the dark meat isn't cooked, the white meat gets dry, it's a pain in the

neck.

Why not spatchcock the turkey in which we remove the

spine, push it down flat on a baking sheet, and in less time with less fuss we get a better turkey.

The reason we don't spatchcock the turkey

is that Mrs Thaddeus Wheaton didn't do it that way. Hey, it's Seth, and this is a Kimbo.

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