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How to Cut Up a Whole Chicken

Cutting up a whole chicken is not as daunting as it sounds. With the right tools and a simple approach, it takes less than five minutes!
Course Meats
Cuisine American
Keyword how to cut up chicken, how to cut whole chicken
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 Units
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken

Instructions

  • Start by removing the legs by finding the space that connects the thigh with the breast. Cut the skin to see the bone on the inside. Bend the thigh to pop the bone until you see the joint, then proceed to cut the joint with a knife.
    whole chicken getting cut up
  • To separate the drumsticks from the thighs, find the fat line and cut along it using a sharp knife.
    Chicken drumstick getting cut
  • To separate the wings, use your finger to get a feeling where the joint is and cut through to separate it.
    whole chicken getting cut
  • Separate the back bone from breast by turning the chicken to its side to find a fat line and cutting through it with scissors.
    whole chicken getting cut
  • To separate the breast, make a small cut in between the breast, turn the breast over and applying hand pressure, break the bone. Now, it should be easy to cut the breast into two pieces.
    chicken getting cut
  • Your end result should yield two each of wings, thighs, breasts, drumsticks, and the backbone. Use in your favorite chicken recipes!
    whole chicken cut up