How to Carve a Chicken

By Judy Cutler

Roast Chicken

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Carving a chicken so that it makes an attractive platter for your guests takes a little skill and a sharp knife.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Cooked Chicken
Cutting board preferably with grooves to hold the juice from running off the table.
Carving Fork and knife set
Platter

Step1

Chicken fork Chicken fork has long prongs to hold body still.

Step2

Chicken on cutting board, knife holding chicken still, carving breast meat with knife. Place the cooked chicken at the center of your cutting board. Have the platter nearby. Make sure everything is very clean.

Step3

Next carve the breast with downward strokes in layers and arrange on platter.

Step4

Cutting Wings Hold the chicken firmly with the fork and then slice down in the joint of where the wing meets the body as shown in image. Arrange on platter and then do the same for the other side.

Step5

Cutting thigh and leg meat. Hold the chicken firmly and then slice down in the joint of where the thigh meets the body. Next separate the lower leg portion from the thigh. Arrange on platter and then do the same for the other side.

Step6

Do not serve the bones that are left. Put them away and snack on the meat that is left or make a soup stock from it. Enjoy your dinner!

Tips & Warnings

Arranging some greens around the plate makes it more attractive.
Carving knives are very sharp. Keep kids away.

Comments

julie_c_228 said

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on 9/10/2007 This was really useful! I always have my husband do it because I don't know how to. The pictures help a lot.

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