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How to carve a turkey
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admin on 11/26/2009 17:23:00
 
By Jimmy Downs
How to carve a turkey should not be issue. You may cut any way you want, but
just don't cut the turkey bones. Here are some tips on how to carve a turkey.
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Get all the stuff you need including aluminum foil, turkeys, carving knives,
curved meat forks, cutting boards, electric carving knives, and serving
platters.  	*
After you roast your turkey, let your bird covered with foil sit at room
temperature for 20 minutes. This is necessary to make your carving a bit easier.
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Use a sharp thin-bladed carving knife, locate the joint where the thighbones
meet the body.  	*
Slip your knife to separate the thigh from the body on both sides of the turkey
body.  	*
Use the same technique to separate the drumstick from the thigh. Make sure to
cut the joint, not the bone on either side of the joint.  	*
Run your knife along the bone to separate as much meat as possible from the
thigh and drumstick.  	*
Cut thigh and leg meat into small slices.  	*
Likewise, use your knife to find the joint between the wing and the body.  	*
Slip your knife into the joint and separate the wing from the body. Do the same
thing to another wing.  	*
Now cut thin slices off one side of the breast. And do the same thing to another
side of the turkey breast.
You can also watch a video to learn how to carve a turkey. Turkey Carving by
Cooking.com
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