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Spatchcock your Thanksgiving turkey for gorgeous crispy skin and juicy turkey meat. Smidgen host Anne Milneck of Red Stick Spice Company details on this episode why everyone should consider taking a note out of Kenji Lopez-Alt’s book (or podcast appearance) and spatchcocking this year’s Thanksgiving turkey. What do you get?
- CRISPY, crispy golden lovely delicious skin
- Plump, juicy turkey (NO dry bird—you’re not relying on all the great Thanksgiving sides to carry the meal. Enjoy the bird, too!)
- Relatively quick cooking time (a 14-16 lbs in 90 minutes, OH YEAH!)
Anne explains why this year is a perfect time to try this technique and have wow results for your family and other Thanksgiving guests.
What’s the best way to cook turkey this Thanksgiving?
There’s a step-by-step guide on the Red Stick Spice Company website showing how to spatchcock your Thanksgiving turkey here: https://blog.redstickspice.com/why-we-are-spatchcocking-our-turkey/
Anne recommends several spice blends to try on your turkey when spatchcocking and a variety of salts:
- This is the time of year to try Gobble Gobble Blend: https://www.redstickspice.com/products/gobble-gobble-blend
- Italian Herb Blend: https://www.redstickspice.com/products/italian-seasoning
- When you dry brine, use our Dry Brine Blend: https://www.redstickspice.com/products/dry-brine
- Customer favorite Butcher Salt is also a great choice: https://www.redstickspice.com/products/sea-salts-products-butcher-salt
- Want to share Smidgen podcast with a fellow Thanksgiving cook? Please do! Easy link to share: https://pod.link/1465606357
- Anne recommends the countdown to Thanksgiving method, covered previously on Smidgen. Want to know how to prepare? Listen to these short, technique-packed episodes: 5 Days before T-Day; 4 days; 3 days, 2 days; 1 day until Thanksgiving. What do you think of this sequence?
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