How to Bone a Chicken, Turkey, or Other Bird
By Kyle Phillips, About.com
After you have freed the wing bones, scrape and trim the meat from them using the knife. When you have fisnished, the bones will be clean, while the flesh will be attached to the skin.
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- Begin with a Bird
- Cut the Wing Tips
- Work the Skin Back to the Shoulders
- Cut Through the Shoulder Joint.
- Scrape the Meat from the Bones
- Pull the Wing Bone Out and Cut it Free
- Pull the Skin a Little Further Back over the Breast, to Expose the Wishbone
- Cut the Wishbone Free
- Trim the Meat From the Carcass
- When you Come to the Legs, Dislocate the Hips
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