r/Chicken • u/NeerieD20 • May 23 '24

My first time butchering whole chickens

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Whole chicken was on sale, so I bought two, but I live alone, so I needed to prep. Breasts and thighs were deboned, meat was portionned, some frozen for later.

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u/Heavy-Week5518 Jun 02 '24

Old school butcher here. You did well. Shocking, nowadays so many folks are helpless when it comes the geometry and breaking down of meat. I still make it a point to buy a whole chicken on grocery day. The pricing is hard to beat. The breast quarter can not be found in the stores anymore because of the popularity of wings.

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u/NeerieD20 Jun 03 '24

Thank you, means a lot from a butcher. Some youtube videos helped (other videos made me facepalm as they were terrible).

The savings were worth it, plus I kept the bones for a broth. No waste and more meat for the money.

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u/Heavy-Week5518 Jun 03 '24

You are so right. A worthy YouTube video can be magic. In one of my lives, I was a Navy instructor for many years. I learned that some folks have no idea how to convey an idea. A little " know how" around the meat case will save you quite bit of money over your lifetime. Looks like you are headed in the right direction!