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Trussing a Chicken

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Lift the skin and cut out the wishbone from the neck cavity.

This step makes the breast meat easier to carve later.

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Tuck the wings under the body.

You secure the wings with a string in a later step.

36

Wrap a string around the drumsticks.

You want to cross the string to pull the drumsticks together.

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Pull the string toward the back of the chicken.

Be sure to catch the tucked wings underneath the string.

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Flip the chicken over and hook the string under the backbone.

You use the backbone to secure the string.

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Tie the string into a secure knot.

Flip the chicken over, and . . . voilà!

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