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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