The grocery store only sells the WHOLE wing but you need the individual pieces. What to do? It's no problem when you know how to cut chicken wings!
Whole Chicken Wings
Delicious Tangy Chicken Wings, Cooked to perfection is what you want. You love the flats and your partner loves the drummies, it's a perfect match.
The problem? The store only sells WHOLE CHICKEN WINGS! It's a problem!
Only a problem if you don't know how to cut chicken wings for cooking. You CAN cook the entire wing in once piece but that gets awkward when eating them.
Here's What You'll Need
- Cutting Board
- SHARP knife
- Chicken wings
Here's How To Do It
Method #1
- Spread the wing out and remove the pointed end first. (If you are new to this, then use method #2).
- Locate the bump at the middle joint and then cut beside the bump on the side of the drummie.
- Separate each piece and cut the next one!
Method #2
- Starting with the pointy end, move the joint backwards until it pops. You will then note that the joint is loose. Cut through the loose spot.
- At the middle joint, move it back wards until it pops. Again this will leave a loose spot. Cut through the middle.
Tips and Tricks
- Dry the wings well before attempting. The wings are slippery and you don't want to slip while cutting.
- Make sure that you have a very sharp knife. A heavier knife works best and that is why you see me using a cleaver in these photos. You do not need a cleaver, just a heavier knife or you will be using muscle power.
- Cut at an angle and this will help guide the knife through the joint.
- If you are new to cutting chicken wings, you'll want to move the joint backwards until it pops first and then cut the joint. This helps you to locate the correct spot to cut.
- Don't try to give the wing a whack with the knife at the right place. You will miss the spot and hack your chicken wing all to heck before you get it apart.
- Everything you wanted to know about chicken wings but were afraid to ask can be found here: Chicken wings USDA
PRO TIP: Don't throw the tips away! Use them to make broth! Either save them in the freezer until you are ready to make broth or go ahead and put them on to simmer away while you are doing all that you need to do for dinner.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Most people cut off the pointy end and discard it. But don't throw it out. Use it to make broth/stock with.
No, you can cook them whole but this does make it awkward for eating them.
No, most people do not remove the skin of the wing before cooking.
Usually this is a cut of the breast meat or the tenderloin.
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How To Cut Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 12 whole chicken wings (3 section, entire wing)
Instructions
- Remove the chicken from the store package and set out onto the cutting board.
- Open one chicken wing up and locate the thin pointy end of the chicken wing. We will remove this part. Move the wing at the joint. Feel for the bump in the joint.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the joint just above (towards the largest end) that bump. If you are unsure where to cut, move the joint backwards until you hear a "pop". This will loosen the joint sufficiently so that your knife will glide directly through the correct place in the joint.
- Repeat this same procedure for the middle joint. Locate the bump. Cut just beside the bump towards the largest end of the wing. If unable to locate, move the joint backwards until you hear a pop, then wiggle the joint again and use a knife to cut directly through the loosened place.
Notes
- Dry the wings well before attempting. The wings are slippery and you don't want to slip while cutting.
- Make sure that you have a very sharp knife. A heavier knife works best and that is why you see me using a cleaver in these photos. You do not need a cleaver, just a heavier knife or you will be using muscle power.
- Cut at an angle and this will help guide the knife through the joint.
- If you are new to cutting chicken wings, you'll want to move the joint backwards until it pops first and then cut the joint. This helps you to locate the correct spot to cut.
- Don't try to give the wing a whack with the knife at the right place. You will miss the spot and hack your chicken wing all to heck before you get it apart.
Nutrition
This morning at the sunrise service, the minister recited the beginning of John 14. We have heard and read it many times. That said, I love where Jesus tells us you know the way.
The disciples say, "How could we know the way, we have never been".
(I can always imagine Jesus saying, "No, we've been over and over this, I AM THE WAY).
Anyway, it always makes me laugh a little.
John 14: 4
You know the way to the place where I am going.
Deanna says
50 years old and new to separating chicken wings.
Wendi Spraker says
No time to learn like the present, right? That's my motto. Good luck Deanna!
Enna says
Thanks for the tips!
Wendi Spraker says
You are very welcome!