Cut Up Your Own Chicken
With food prices getting out of control, why not save yourself some money?
Do you buy your chicken already cut into pieces? You won’t believe how easy it is to cut up a whole chicken and it only takes a few minutes.
Some people are squeamish about touching raw chicken. If you are, you can put on rubber gloves or just buy it cut up at the store.
To see my step by step directions of this process with pictures, click HERE.
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
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Only America can say that . No one in Europe or England cuts a chicken up for you. I here breed Broiler birds for our own consumption . We used to buy whole and divide as you suggest .Or cook whole covered in bacon to carve and eat cold days later .Big Indian Madras curry I sometimes make from what is left . Or Chinese sweet and sour with noddles or rice.
They do whatever they can to get more money out of us. Lol You are making me hungry! Those all sound delicious and I would love your Chinese recipe as I love sweet-n-sour anything!
It’s the exact same method we use too (well, let me be honest … Berto does it, I watch). We usually buy whole chickens, because sometimes we want to spit them on the ‘braai’ and then it’s just so much easier (and yes, it’s cheaper). Thank you for showing it so nicely step by step!
I had to laugh at your comment. Sometimes I wish my hubby made all the meals. I wasn’t feeling well the other day and had thawed a pork loin for dinner. I talked him into cutting it into pork chops and cooking it a special way. He moaned and groined but did a great job. He over cooked it a bit but everything tasted good.
Nicely displayed
Thank you Derrick! 🥰
Thank you!
Good suggestion Diane
Thank you Sheree!
Last year, I tried cutting a chicken whole and it was a disaster. I didn’t quite know what to do and there were some odd looking pieces after. So this tutorial is very helpful. I think it’s also good to have a sharp knife which makes a difference with cutting through bone and tougher parts.
Even though it looked bad, I bet it still tasted the same. Lol Yes a good sharp knife definitely helps make it easy.
I used to cut up my chickens too. I never could quite figure out how my mother cut hers so that there was a “wishbone.” One thing I did learn is that you need a sharp knife.
I always pull out the wishbone before I cut completely through the breastbone but only if the grandkids will be here.
Good idea about the gloves. The whole chickens here are high, too. I never in my life that I’d see butter at nearly $6 for 4 sticks.
I agree and it seemed to happen overnight. I don’t understand why how they can get away with gouging us on certain things like butter.
Absolutely…
Chicken thighs are 1.49 a pound
Boneless are 2.69
Boneless breasts on sale are 2.59 while whole are 1.99
Worth the work
That’s crazy when it takes very little time to do it yourself.
Great post. I spatch cock a chicken but have never cut one into pieces.
Oh how funny, I debated on a spatchcock or this one. I will do spatchcock another time. Thank you Bernadette!
That’s the way to go.
Thank you Jerome!
Good advice, but for now I will leave the chicken cutting up to someone else!
Haha it’s not for everyone Mary.
Great advice!
Thank you Tierney! Have a great weekend!
Great idea with food prices being the way they are. I love cauliflower but it was 5.99 the other day for a small head, I think not ! lol
That is crazy! I’m with you, I refuse to pay that price. Thank you!
I needed this in my life! Thank you:)
You’re welcome. Do it once and you will wonder why you haven’t always cut up your own always.
Plan on doing it this week actually. Hopefully mine comes out at least resembling yours. 🙂
Feel for the joints by moving them back and forth then slice right between them. Use a good knife too. Good luck!
Thanks! 🙂
You’re welcome!