How to Break Down a Whole Chicken (With Step-by-Step Illustrations)

Breaking down a chicken is an important skill. In addition to being a useful culinary technique you’ll keep in your back pocket forever, learning how to cut up a whole chicken will be a major blessing on your wallet. For around the same price as a couple of pre-cut boneless breasts, you’re also getting thighs, drumsticks, wings, and a back.