BBQ COMMAND PACK · NO. 06 · POULTRY
Spatchcock Chicken Command Pack
For crisp-skinned chicken from the grill or smoker, spatchcock the bird and run a hot fire.
Follow one printable plan from spatchcocking a 4 to 5 lb bird to carving. Use the worked 6:00 PM dinner schedule for a 325°F fire, check breast, thigh, and wing separately, and rest it uncovered for 15 minutes so the skin stays crisp.
16 pages · printable PDF, US Letter · includes a pit-side cheat sheet and a cook journal page
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- THE BIRD
- Whole chicken, spatchcocked, 4–5 lb
- PIT TARGET
- 325°F, green zone 300–350°F
- TOTAL PLAN
- 3 hr, fire-up to table, rest included
Read before you buy
Three of the 16 pages, open to everyone: the cook-day timeline to a 6:00 PM dinner, the doneness checkpoints, and the contingency page for when the cook runs off-script.
The whole cook, on paper
- Shopping and equipment: one whole chicken, dry brine only, no wet brine
- The cut and the prep: spatchcocking the bird step by step
- Cook-day timeline keyed to a 6:00 PM dinner on a 325°F fire
- Milestones: 165°F breast, thigh, and wing minimum; about 175°F thigh for texture
- Finish, rest 15 minutes uncovered so the skin stays crisp, and carve
- Troubleshooting, including flare-ups on a hot, fast fire
- Print-ready pit-side cheat sheet and a cook journal page
Backyard gear, practical plans
You can run the plan on common backyard gear: offset, kettle, kamado, or pellet.
Use the times as planning ranges. Check the meat at each stage and follow the pack’s doneness tests before serving. The free Pitwright tools can help with timing and temperature math. You can also use the printed pack at the pit without opening a tool.
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THE COMPLETE SET
Every Command Pack, one purchase
All 7 packs for $39.99, one-time. That is $29.94 less than buying them separately.
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