If you are not sure how to spatchcock a bird, ask the butcher to do it for you.
From the guardian.co.uk
Pour over the spatchcock in a baking dish and roast for about 40 minutes at 180C.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Ask your butcher to spatchcock the birds, and place them in a large container.
From the independent.co.uk
People who spatchcock a holiday bird say they wouldn't do it any other way.
From the washingtonpost.com
One great way of cooking a whole bird is to butterfly or spatchcock it.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Choose the best quality bird you can afford and spatchcock it.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If you have a big group, it's better to spatchcock and roast two smaller turkeys rather than one big one.
From the denverpost.com
Spoon glaze over spatchcock again halfway through cooking.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
The pub will serve his signature dish plus fresh pasta, spatchcock chicken, antipasti and a variety of puddings.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
More examples
Flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
Prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen"
Interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
A spatchcock is a poussin or game bird that is prepared for roasting or grilling or a bird that has been cooked after being prepared in this way. The method of preparing the bird involves removing the backbone and sternum of the bird and flattening it out before cooking .
A rushed effort; To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled; To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into); To prepare in haste
The process of cutting the backbone and sternum out of poultry and laying it flat on the grill.
A small chicken with the backbone removed, flattened and trussed for grilling.