Taking the ligaments out of the drumstick all at once!

[kawboy]

Tried this last night on some legs I smoked the night before. Worked good on about half of them. Maybe easier when warm?

 

[zwiller]

Thinking of running some turkey drums and remembered this thread. I see there was a question that went unanswered. I have not done this yet but have researched it and it appears it is easier to do when warm/cooked.

MY question is how many tendons are there? Looks like 4. Would love to see a video of this being done and many are close but not a really good one.

 

[jcam222]

Great tip, especially considering I plan on doing a case of Disney style legs over the holiday break. Thanks!

 

[chef k-dude]

So, I'm searching the web for best methods for breaking down a cooked turkey ahead of Thanksgiving or serving. We're having a gathering tomorrow/Saturday because my extended family always gathers for Thanksgiving day a few hours away. My wife's idea, I dont really care to cook for crowds anymore, so I picked up two Butterball smoked turkeys and a spiral sliced ham on sale. We are setting up a bain marie buffet line in the garage and trying to do as much stuff ahead as possible.

Been seeing how people cook and break down turkeys, and reheat before the meal. I'm doing that today. Most instructions and videos leave the legs whole. The wife doesn't want that, she wants a pan or pans of meat ready to dish on to plates and nobody gnawing meat off the bones. She's gotten very serious about table settings, proper etiquette, etc....I'm just trying to live in her space!

I want to get the dark meat off the bone first so I can start a pot of turkey frame soup stock right away with the carcass and meaty bones, Almost nobody is showing how they get the meat off of cooked legs. Then, I started using a different search engine and lo and behold, this thread pops up on how to remove the leg tendons!

13 years later and Smoking Meat Forums is still coming up with solutions with this thread!

Happy early Thanksgiving all.