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How to Debone a Turkey - Step by Step Recipe

By Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, About.com

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How to Debone a Turkey Recipe - Step 2

Cut backbone from turkey.

Cut backbone from turkey.

• Remove neck and giblets from the turkey and reserve for soup or stock or discard.
• Using a pair of kitchen shears or a sharp boning knife, cut the backbone from the turkey.
• Save the backbone for soup stock or discard.
Photo © 2005 Peggy Trowbridge, licensed to About.com, Inc.

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