How to Carve a Turkey Perfectly
Image Credit: Preppy Kitchen via YouTube
When preparing or hosting a Thanksgiving party, you never want anything to go wrong and you need everything to go perfectly even at the smallest details. From the decor to the table setup and the food that you will serve, everything contributes to making the entire celebration impressive for everyone. What you should never mess up with is the turkey because this is usually the star of the show or what everyone is waiting for.
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Cooking the turkey deliciously is only one thing, the way you present or plate it is just as important, and also what can make or break the entire dinner. So, to make sure that your turkey would look just as good as it tastes, learn how to cut it perfectly with the help of this video tutorial by Preppy Kitchen on YouTube. Cutting your turkey this way is so easy and would surely make you look like a professional, your guests might even compliment you.
What You’ll Need to Cut the Turkey:
- A sharp knife
- A cutting board
- Paper towels
How to Cut a Turkey Like a Pro:
Step 1
Get a large cutting board, then place the turkey with its breast side facing up and the legs facing you, and slice through the skin that connects the breast and leg quarter.
Step 2
With your one hand, hold the breast, then bend the leg away with your other hand, and separate the hip joint from the backbone.
Step 3
Cut through the joints and skin, then continue to cut along the backbone to remove the leg and thigh piece, and do the same on the other side.
Step 4
Gently pull the wings away from the breast, then cut through the skin and joint to release the wing, and repeat the same step on the other side.
Step 5
Rotate the turkey, then feel through the skin to find the keel bone, and cut through the skin and between the bone and breast meat.
Step 6
Hold the thigh down with your one hand, then use your other hand to hold the end of the drumstick and bend it away to expose the joint that connects them.
Step 7
Cut through that joint and do the same for the other drumstick, then carve the meat from the thigh and breast, and plate the turkey.
*All these amazing images are thanks to Preppy Kitchen via YouTube. Do visit his channel to see more videos like this!
How to Carve a Turkey Perfectly
