Whole chicken, spatchcocked
Hel kyckling, uppslagen
74°CRest 15 min
Cook to this all the way through
Cut the backbone out. It halves the cooking time.
Safe minimum 72°CLivsmedelsverket
On the grill
Removing the backbone and pressing the bird flat lets it sit evenly over indirect heat instead of cooking unevenly around an awkward shape. It roughly halves the time versus a whole trussed bird.
Check the thickest part of the breast and the innermost part of the thigh separately. Thigh needs to go further than 74 °C to be good; breast does not.