sandi-in-hawaii
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It's from the Gourmet test kitchen. He makes it look so easy!http://www.gourmet.com/food/testkitchen/2009/01/knauer_how_to_cut_up_whole_chicken
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This is the best example I've seen on how to cut up a whole chicken!
- Thread starter sandi-in-hawaii
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Very good indeed. When I was a kid we had fried chicken almost every day during the summer. It was
my job to pluck and sometimes cut up the chickens. It took 2 to feed our family. And sometimes we did extra for the freezer. We always cut the breast into 3 pieces, one piece being the wishbone. You have no idea how strong freshly killed, non-chilled chicken smells. To this day, I don't like handling raw chicken.
my job to pluck and sometimes cut up the chickens. It took 2 to feed our family. And sometimes we did extra for the freezer. We always cut the breast into 3 pieces, one piece being the wishbone. You have no idea how strong freshly killed, non-chilled chicken smells. To this day, I don't like handling raw chicken.
one of our oldest restaurants(50 yrs, same family) the Lucky Wishbone serves that wishbone piece as
one of their pieces. they are famous for it. their chicken is flown in everyday, free range and made to order. sooooo good. I loved your childhood story----can't balme you for not liking raw chicken now!
one of their pieces. they are famous for it. their chicken is flown in everyday, free range and made to order. sooooo good. I loved your childhood story----can't balme you for not liking raw chicken now!
barbara-in-va
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Thank you Sandi, this was a terrific help for me.
shaun-in-to
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Neat! I've never seen that method for the breastbone. I was taught to just whack through it.
sandi-in-hawaii
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Now I'm craving fried chicken!!! Curious, that fresh chicken,
No matter how bad it smelled, sure musta been the best fried chicken! I can only dream of chicken that fresh!
Gotta figure out how you guys are cutting that wishbone piece. Do you cut a v-shape at the top of the breast? Then cut it in half? Would you still remove the breastbone?
Verrry interesting.....
No matter how bad it smelled, sure musta been the best fried chicken! I can only dream of chicken that fresh!
Gotta figure out how you guys are cutting that wishbone piece. Do you cut a v-shape at the top of the breast? Then cut it in half? Would you still remove the breastbone?
Verrry interesting.....
Yes, basically that's it. You cut straight down at the top of that rounded
keel bone and then cut back toward the neck along the bones below your knife. When you get resistance, you can pull the wish bone piece of meat up and cut it free at the ends. I hope this makes sense.
We didn't cut the remaining breast pieces in two because the chickens were pretty small. I wish I could have it again, it was good. We always had the chicken pan fried with gravy for mashed potatoes.
keel bone and then cut back toward the neck along the bones below your knife. When you get resistance, you can pull the wish bone piece of meat up and cut it free at the ends. I hope this makes sense.
We didn't cut the remaining breast pieces in two because the chickens were pretty small. I wish I could have it again, it was good. We always had the chicken pan fried with gravy for mashed potatoes.
We also called the wishbone the pulley bone.
I never could find anything online about how to cut up a chicken that way, but I just looked again and found this. I do remember that the butcher my grandmother had when I was a child cut the chicken exactly like this.
http://gallus.tamu.edu/Extension%20publications/l-1798.pdf
I never could find anything online about how to cut up a chicken that way, but I just looked again and found this. I do remember that the butcher my grandmother had when I was a child cut the chicken exactly like this.
http://gallus.tamu.edu/Extension%20publications/l-1798.pdf