A chicken breast needs to be butterflied if you want it to cook evenly, and thankfully, anyone with a knife and a cutting board can do it at home. If the breast has skin, it should be removed ...

Below, Morocco walks us through how to butterfly a chicken, which you can use for grilling or pan-searing (preferably under a brick or heavy skillet). Put your whole chicken on a cutting board ...

To butterfly the chicken, cut out the backbone with heavy-duty kitchen or poultry shears. Set the chicken on a board skin side up. Press the breastbone hard with the heel of your hand to flatten ...

And when I dig out the whole chicken I've invariably picked up, I stop to unwrap it, grab my shears and quickly cut out the backbone, then flip it over and flatten it, a technique called ...

I really wanted some Buffalo wings for the big game this past weekend, but I knew every wing joint in town would be overrun with orders. I was feeding a crowd, and even raw chicken wings are so ...

Butterflying, yet another kitchen term, describes the process of cutting out a whole chicken’s backbone, flattening the bird into a vaguely butterfly-like shape, and cutting out most of the bones.

Using a pair of kitchen scissors, cut out the backbone of the chicken (you don’t need it; freeze and use later for chicken stock). 2. Turn the chicken over and flatten with the palm of your hand to ...