How to Bone a Chicken, Turkey, or Other Bird, Part 2
By Kyle Phillips, About.com Guide
When you have trimmed the meat from the leg bones, grasp them by their free ends (those that were towards the hips) and pull; the legs will go inside out, and you can cut the bones free.
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- Cut Through the Hip Joints to Separate the Legs from the Carcass
- Finish Freeing the Carcass
- Trim and Scrape the Meat from the Leg Bones
- And Then Cut Them Free
- An Alternate Technique for Boning the Legs
- Once you have freed the drumsticks, dislocate the hips.
- Trim and Scrape the Meat from the Bones
- Separate the Carcass from the Chicken
- Turn the Chicken Right-Side Out
- Done!
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