Now it’s time to spatchcock your chicken, fancy way of saying take out his backbone and flattening him out. I start by cleaning my sink well and putting the chicken down in the sink. Using a sharp knife or kitchen shears cut the spine out of the bird, cut down one side and then the other. Then rinse him well pulling any lose bits of yucky chicken parts off the exposed cavity. (Click
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