Top tips on everything foodie How to joint a chicken

Date Published:: 07/01/2008

If you want to eat free range or organic chicken but are on a budget, you can save the pennies by buying a whole bird, jointing it yourself and turning it into a few meals. So roll up your sleeves and follow these easy steps.

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Cut along the underside of the bird to separate the breast section of the bird from the backbone and parson's nose (use the bones for stock). If making a breast crown (two breasts attached to the breastbone and ribs) for roasting, leave the wings attached, turn the bird over and chop through the backbone roughly halfway up with a sharp knife.