How to Spatchcock a Chicken

You can’t grill a chicken if you don’t know how to spatchcock it. Or to be more accurate, you can’t grill a whole chicken using the direct method if you haven’t mastered spatchcocking. But why bother? Can’t you simply cook the chicken by the indirect method or smoke it? Well, if you happen to live in a part of the world where grills do not come with lids, this is the only way to grill a whole chicken. Since this covers about three quarters of Planet Barbecue, the technique is quite indispensable.