toymaster
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20 mins per leg to prep a decent lollipop. When we did lollipops I prepped 20 of them at 20 mins each one. I had 20 every time I practiced. It got old. The tendons and pin bone have to be removed. You leave them and you run a huge risk. You may or May not get hit. I never leave them. I switched to thighs this year for my sanity. At least what little sanity I have left lol but I may go back. 20 mins per leg is a bit tedious. They are amazing if you get it right. You accidentally pop the bone out and you start over. It seems like the meat tightens up around it but take a bite and chicken blob comes off. To be safe ditch the ones the bone comes out of.
I won't give away all my secrets for lollipops but I will say this imo if you don't remove the tendons and pin bone you are playing with fire. Grab a New clean pair of needle nose pliers and remove them. Otherwise imo stick to thighs.
I may go back to lollipops but I really don't enjoy lollipops. I enjoy eating them but I hate prep. Prep is the reason I am trying to get away from them. Thighs are less tedious.
WOW :shocked:. I do lollipops and it has never taken me that long. I have prepped lollipops at a contest and it only takes me 70 minutes to prep 16 legs. I also remove the tendons and pin bone. One of the reasons I switched to this is because thighs took me too long (although I did get faster with thighs as time went on).