How to butterfly a whole chicken?

Get a sharp paring knife and a pair of kitchen scissors and get ready to butterfly your first whole chicken! Place the chicken on a cutting board breast-side-down. Working from the cavity opening up to the neck, cut down each side of the back bone with a pair of kitchen shears. read more

Place the chicken on a cutting board breast-side-down. Working from the cavity opening up to the neck, cut down each side of the back bone with a pair of kitchen shears. Discard the backbone. Grab the chicken with one breast in each hand and open it like a book, exposing the cavity of the bird. read more

Using a pair of kitchen shears, cut the chicken down one side of the backbone and through the ribs. Step 2 Make an identical cut on the opposite side to remove the backbone completely; discard (or reserve it for stock). read more

Butterflied chicken cooks faster and more evenly. Here's how it's done. read more