If you are lucky enough to harvest a wild turkey the next step is to prepare it for the dinner table. Your options for cleaning a turkey are skinning or plucking with several variations in between. One of the most common and easiest ways is to skin the turkey and remove the meat in a way that it can easily be cooked to perfection. Before you get started you will need a good sharp knife (like the Bubba Blade 6” Turkinator), a clean flat surface, gallon size freezer bags and a garbage bag to discard the remains when you are done. Below are six steps that can get that juicy turkey on the table in no time.
1.Removing The Beard If you want to save the beard you will need to remove it first. The beard can be pulled away from the breast or carefully cut away. After removing you will need to remove any excess tissue.
2.Removing The Spurs To remove the spurs simply apply pressure to the turkey knee joint until the joint pops loose. After the joint pops loose you should be able to easily separate the skin with a sharp knife.
3.Removing The Fan Remove the fan by holding on to the base of the tail and cutting just below the lump of meat that holds the fan feathers together.
4.Skinning To skin your turkey start by laying down the turkey breast side up. Make a small cut through the skin along the top of the breast bone. Slowly pull the skin away from the breast and legs.
5.Removing The Breast Meat Locate the breast bone and make a cut down one side of the bone to loosen the breast meat. Pull breast meat away from bone while cutting along the breast bone to remove in one piece. Repeat this process on the other side of the breast bone to remove the other breast.
6.Removing The Leg And Thigh Meat With the turkey placed on its back apply pressure down on the thigh until you feel the joint pop loose. Run knife between thigh and turkey body until the leg quarter releases from body.
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FAQ
How to cure a turkey fan?
How do you cut a Turkey fan?
Using a sharp knife or poultry shears, you will want to cut along the base of the fan where it meets the turkey’s body. Be sure to remove any excess flesh or fat from the base of the feathers to prevent decay, but proceed with caution as you don’t want to cut too far away from the body—which would result in a literal pile of feathers.
How do you remove a fan from a Turkey?
Start by carefully removing the fan from the turkey. Using a sharp knife or poultry shears, you will want to cut along the base of the fan where it meets the turkey’s body.
How do you preserve a Turkey fan?
The basic tools and equipment needed for preserving a turkey fan are as follows: Additional, optional equipment: After your turkey has been harvested you can get to work on removing its breast and legs or immediately get its tail removed. The best way to remove a turkey tail for displaying as a fan is shown by Lake Pickle in the following video:
Can You mount a Turkey fan?
Even among supposedly drab birds, a wide range of colors rainbow through their feathers, and that’s why we love fan mounts. Whether you’ve chosen to breast your turkey for the meat and mount only the fan, or you just don’t want a full-body mount, we can help. Yes, you can prep and mount your own turkey fan. It’s easier than you might think.