Carving a Turkey
If you get carving duty on Thanksgiving, you can wow the family with your turkey-carving skills. Following a simple process can help you carve a turkey into succulent pieces, instead of creating a bird-related disaster area:
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1 Place the cooked turkey on a cutting board.Position it breast-side up with the drumsticks facing you. |
2 Slice through a leg where it meets the breast and pry the leg from the body.You want to expose the hip joint. |
3 Slice through the hip joint and separate the leg from the body.You can carve the drumsticks or leave them whole. |
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4 Find the thigh bone with your knife and cut the thigh meat off.Cut the meat parallel to the bone. |
5 Slice through the joint between the wing and breast.You should be able to easily remove the wing after slicing the joint. |
6 Hold the knife parallel to the center bone and cut thin slices from the breast.Begin about halfway up the breast, and start a little higher with each slice. |
Now, you just need to find someone who will cut the other side of the turkey!
