cpw
Babbling Farker
I've heard about using pruning shears before too. I got myself a nice pair of OXO poultry shears though. Some of the bones still crack when using them.
Thigh knuckles: Cut 1, 2, or both?
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I've heard about using pruning shears before too. I got myself a nice pair of OXO poultry shears though. Some of the bones still crack when using them.
Q-Dat
Babbling Farker
I haven't tried it yet, but I've been meaning to buy a pair of dog toenail trimmers like these. I'm thinking they would cut chicken bones very cleanly without crushing.
Hawg Father of Seoul
is Blowin Smoke!
I haven't tried it yet, but I've been meaning to buy a pair of dog toenail trimmers like these. I'm thinking they would cut chicken bones very cleanly without crushing.
Not even close. I use a pair like that on my bullmastiffs. Not even the XL pair would touch them.
BTW I have never cracked one with a butcher's knife. With the right technique... butta.
We either debone the thighs or keave the bone in and leave the knuckles alone.
Q-Dat
Babbling Farker
Are you saying they don't open wide enough? Or that they won't cut the bone?
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9Q1
Got Wood.
Yes, pruning shears...like those in the garden....cuts through the bone with ease. It works for me.
Gowan
is One Chatty Farker
I once had a problem with thigh bones splintering, so I asked Bobby Cresap of Team BobbyQ what was going on. He explained to me that cheap chicken that has been pumped with hormones to speed growth will do this because the bones haven't had sufficient time to mature. The bird is made to put on meat as fast as possible, and few consumers care anything about the bones.
Sure enough we had switched to cheap family pack chicken that week because we couldn't find our usual organic chix. Moral of the story - if you cut bones, buy the good stuff.
Sure enough we had switched to cheap family pack chicken that week because we couldn't find our usual organic chix. Moral of the story - if you cut bones, buy the good stuff.
ViciousGame
Knows what a fatty is.
I've tried both ways. I seem to get a more uniform appearance with the knuckles cut off. I've never heard about the marrow leaking out and giving a bitter taste...something to think about.
Candy Sue
is one Smokin' Farker
Judged last weekend. Got a leaky marrow bone chicken. Didn't look good from the end, but didn't see it until after appearance judging so it didn't matter. Didn't eat the whole thing (1 bite each side), so any bitterness on the end wouldn't matter either. I don't get the little square thighs though.
