Thanksgiving Spatchcock Turkey | Holiday Traditions | recteq

Ingredients
Turkey
Butter
Colden's Freakin' Greek Rub
Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub

Directions

Preheat recteq to 325°F

1. Soften up the butter
2. Add Colden's Freakin' Greek and Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub to the butter and mix it. Set the butter aside.
3. Spatchcock your turkey (Watch Videos to get details)
4. Add the seasoned butter underneath the skin of the turkey.
5. Rub some leftover butter on top of the turkey.
6. Season your turkey with Colden's Freakin' Greek and Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub.
7. Cook until your breast is 165°F and legs around 180°F.

[mrstinson]

I used your recipe on a 15-pound turkey this Thanksgiving. With the blended butter under the skin. I have a RT700 grille that was preheated to 350 degrees. The bird was placed on a broiler pan to capture drippings. the cook went like this. First hour at 350 degrees then basted with the butter blend. The next hour was at 325 degrees and the last at 350 degrees to speed up the cook time. The bird was then covered on a cutting board with foil and a towel for a half hour. Carving was a challenge not having a conventional back bone, but the meat was moist tender and delicious. Best turkey ever!

[SkyviewSports]

Made this last year and the whole family loved it...best ever! THIS is how we do Thanksgiving from now on! Thanks Chef Greg!

[stevevsr]

What would be a good alternative to all purpose rub and freakin' greek? Something more off the shelf.

[JacobsChiropractic]

350 degrees and scorched bird. You sure about that temp?

[dalemiller]

We do anything different when using the bullseye

[AceAce]

Did anyone do any injecting during the cook? Any ideas on how long a 19lb turkey will take at 325?

[LAAM]

I did this and my legs are 190 and breast is only 120

[scottpost]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Chef Greg!

[tjimmieq]

Perfect - just what I was looking for!

[isaacbbe]

Best recommendation ever. Thanksgiving was a hit with this! Everyone asked me to cook their bird this week!

[billygilbert]

Yo Chef Greg, did you rotate the bird at all during the two hours?

[ThePeaGoose]

I did this with a 14lb bird. The breast meat was perfect. The rest of the bird was significantly overcooked.

[micahreynolds]

hmmm...may do that. first time doing a turkey so a little nervous...lol

[rickper]

I am going to try that, thanks for the info!

[kevinmahle]

Great video Chef Greg!! The bird looks delicious, and if you don't want to wait around all day for it to get done, spatchcocking it is an awesome idea! And it will fit on my bullseye! 🎯

[clydeberthold]

Yeah 350 for two hours maybe hour 30 17 lb bird.

[terrygugel]

Looks great, going to get mine ready tonight, put it on in the morning hope mine turns out as good as yours! Happy Thanksgiving everyone

[richl]

Thank you for the great video. Trying this method this year. It works perfect with chicken, can't wait to do the turkey. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[hutchinsonkubbklub]

The first time I followed this recipe was a big hit with the wife. Infact, she requested it again for this Resurrection Sunday...and it surely didn't disappoint! Thanks Chef Greg, for another fantastic recipe!

[guyriendeau]

I followed this for Christmas Dinner 2022, making two 20 lbs. turkeys on my new Recteq 1250. They came out fantastic, bestsellers turkeys by far.