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> At the risk of sounding sarcastic, which I'm not, why not just split the
> chicken before it goes to the heat? Isn't a spatchcocked chicken basically
> a simple means to a presentation that appears complex?

If you're smoking a bird, splitting it this way also allows it to cook
faster in my experience, which means juicier breasts. And we all want
that, right?

-John O