Half chicken help.

[LaFamiliaKookerz]

For competition half chicken how can I get the skin on the thigh to stay on. I trimmed most the fat n extra skin off. Can I use toothpicks. I'm practicing now just need lil advise. Also the back side breast some of the rib cage bone still on. Did I cut the backbone off right? Let me know what you think I should do thanks

[Big Ed]

Don't worry about the underside and yes toothpick the skin but just make sure you get em all or get DQ!!


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[LaFamiliaKookerz]

I'm sure this Won't work but I'm still practicing on the chicken

[OldUsedParts]

Let me get two pieces of bread and get that small ugly one out of your way

[k.a.m.]

I'm sure this Won't work but I'm still practicing on the chicken

The chicken has to be fully jointed not cut into pieces.
Like this.

[LaFamiliaKookerz]

Ok. I'll that in mind

[k.a.m.]

Ok. I'll that in mind

I should of added some cook offs will require you to add bite size pieces to your box but these are not very often and not IBCA.
I cook IBCA and what I showed is what they require sometimes two halves if there are 50 teams or more. Reading the flyer and the sanctioning body (If one) list of rules and paying attention at the cooks meeting is important.

[Springram]

I'm sure this Won't work but I'm still practicing on the chicken

The chicken has to be fully jointed not cut into pieces.
Like this.

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VERY nice looking chicken. Very nice, indeed. I getting to think you know what you are talking about on this forum.

[BigDave]

To pin chicken skin I prefer to use the stainless steel turkey truss pins. Usually 8 for a buck at dollar general or walmart. You can re-use them.

If you use toothpicks, be sure to use the wood colored ones and not the multi-color toothpicks. The colored toothpics will color you chicken. Yellow, green and red streaks usually don't score well.

And whatever you use to pin the skins, use the same amount on each half. That way when you pull the pins you count them to be sure you got them all!

[k.a.m.]

I'm sure this Won't work but I'm still practicing on the chicken

The chicken has to be fully jointed not cut into pieces.
Like this.

12122920_1013508928688704_6471601584196060165_n (1).jpg

VERY nice looking chicken. Very nice, indeed. I getting to think you know what you are talking about on this forum.

Thank you Springram. Every now and again I hit.

[txluke]

I personally don't do it but I have seen a lot of teams take a whole chicken, cut the skin about 2 inches to the left of the center of the chicken (if you are keeping the right half). You peel the skin back to expose the center line of the chicken and split it in half. You now have a chicken half with 2 extra inches of skin to wrap around.

[Finatic]

[quote="Big Ed"]Don't worry about the underside and yes toothpick the skin but just make sure you get em all or get DQ!!


2nd that! If you use toothpicks I recommend using the same number of toothpicks on each half chicken every time. The toothpicks can get broken off flush with the skin during the cooking/handling process and they are easy to miss. This way you know how many toothpicks to pull out of the bird when it's done.

[k.a.m.]

Don't worry about the underside and yes toothpick the skin but just make sure you get em all or get DQ!!


2nd that! If you use toothpicks I recommend using the same number of toothpicks on each half chicken every time. The toothpicks can get broken off flush with the skin during the cooking/handling process and they are easy to miss. This way you know how many toothpicks to pull out of the bird when it's done.

When I was pinning I used SS poultry pins. I always used three per half no exception to the rule. This way I always knew how many pins should be on my tray.

[woodenvisions]

Let me get two pieces of bread and get that small ugly one out of your way

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[OldUsedParts]

hey WV, check your private messages plez