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KNIFE SKILLS: How to Carve a Chicken Cooking a chicken is all well and good, and I suppose we could give way to our baser instincts and simply go at it with our bear claws and teeth once it hits the table, but carving is so much more civilized (Carving a whole chicken is much easier if you remove the wishbone before roasting it; see here.) Here’s how to carve a regular or butterflied chicken: To Carve a Whole Chicken STEP 1: SEPARATE THE LEG Hold the chicken by one of the drumsticks using tongs, a towel, or your finger and separate the skin that holds it to the breast with the tip of a sharp knife, pulling it away as you go STEP 2: FIND THE JOINT Find the joint where the leg meets the hip by twisting the blade of your knife back and forth around the articulation until it slips in, then work the knife tip through to separate the leg entirely STEP 3: REPEAT Remove the second leg in the same manner STEP 4: FLIP AND LOCATE Flip the bird over and work the knife tip into the joint between one of the wings and the breast Cut the wing away and repeat on the second side STEP 5: SLICE ALONG THE BREASTBONE Flip the chicken over and, using the tip of your knife, follow the curve of the breastbone to release one breast half from the carcass, pulling it outward as you go and trying to remove ... STEP 2: FIND THE JOINT Find the joint where the leg meets the hip by twisting the blade of your knife back and forth around the articulation until it slips in, then work the knife tip through to separate the leg entirely... knife tip through to separate the leg entirely STEP 3: REPEAT Remove the second leg in the same manner STEP 4: FLIP AND LOCATE Flip the bird over and work the knife tip into the joint between one of the wings and the. .. the knife tip into the joint between one of the wings and the breast Cut the wing away and repeat on the second side STEP 5: SLICE ALONG THE BREASTBONE Flip the chicken over and, using the tip of your knife, follow the curve of the breastbone to release one breast half from the