Folks who have spatchcocked a turkey before -- it seems like when you remove the spine you basically have to cut straight through the thigh bone?I feel like it's much harder to cut through than videos make it look
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Good poultry shears are essential, but yeah that’s the tough part. I usually try to trim everything else in that area so I’ve got a little room to look for a weak spot, but usually I just wind up powering through it.
Poultry shears felt more difficult for this to me than just regular kitchen shears. I ended up using an electric carving knife which eventually got through it. Good to know I wasn't cutting the wrong place at least.
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How close were you to the spine? I try to cut *just* next to the spine, and haven't really had issues. Maybe you were a bit further out and the bone was thicker there? Realizing this is one of those things where everyone seems to gloss over those kinds of details...
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I think I was pretty close, but tbh I'm not sure this was my first time doing it. On one side I could clearly see the (leg?) bone cut at exactly the joint, with cut through the solid shell of thigh bone around it. On the other side I can't see the joint so maybe I was closer
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Try a mitre saw? Probably need a sliding one if it's over 16lbs.
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