How To Carve A Turkey

Ingredients:

  • Roasted Turkey

Tools Needed:

  • Sharp Chef’s Knife
  • Cutting Board

Carving Instructions:

  • Take Turkey out of the oven.  Let rest for at least 30 minutes
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  • Find separation mark between the thighs and the legs
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  • Pull your sharp knife along the separation mark on both sides
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  • Expose the Joint and push up to remove the leg
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  • Run your knife down the keel bone
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  • Use your thumb to separate the breast from the keel bone and breast bone
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  • Use your knife to cut the breast meat from the keel bone and breast bone
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  • Cut until the wing bone
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  • Cut the wing at the natural separation.  Tug on the wing to find the joint.
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  • Cut the “drumstick” part of the wing away from the breast bone. Tug on the wing to find the joint.
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  • Remove the meat at the top of the breast bone
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Carving the Leg/Thigh:

  • Turn the Leg over to find the joint
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  • Cut at the natural separation.  You should see a little line
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  • For the Thigh: Cut around bone to remove it
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  • Cut Thigh into even slices
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For the Breast:

  • Slice against the grain
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  • Cut even slices to keep the skin on
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