The food lab better home cooking through science ( PDFDrive ) 726

STEP 3: CUT AROUND THE THIGH If you are too far from the spine, you may hit the thigh bone: just shift the shears inward a bit toward the backbone to cut around the thigh bone instead of trying to crack through it Then continue cutting through the ribs until you completely separate one side of the backbone STEP 4: REPEAT ON THE SECOND SIDE Make an identical cut down the other side of the backbone, being careful not to let your fingers get in the way of the shears as you grasp the bone  ...STEP 4: REPEAT ON THE SECOND SIDE Make an identical cut down the other side of the backbone, being careful not to let your fingers get in the way of the shears as you grasp the bone