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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 6

Snap the turkey thigh joint.
• Grasp the leg with one hand.
• Find the upper thigh joint where it connects to the turkey breast with the other hand and press forward with your thumb on the joint while pulling toward you by the bottom of the leg.
• The joint should break. Cut through any connecting cartilage, taking care not to cut the skin.
Photo © 2005 Peggy Trowbridge, licensed to About.com, Inc.

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