Our step-by-step guide makes easy work out of carving a roasted chicken.

Step 1
Place chicken on a clean, sanitary cutting board. Remove leg and thigh sections by pressing the leg away from the body. Cut through joint carefully, following body contour.

Step 2
Cut the drumstick and thigh apart at the joint. Repeat steps one and two for the opposite side of the chicken.

Step 3
Cut the meat from the drumstick and thigh in thin slices.

Step 4
On each side of the chicken, cut between the wing and breast to sever joint.

Step 5
Cut breast horizontally just above the wing joint, cutting through the ribs. Repeat for opposite side of the chicken.

Step 6
With long, smooth strokes, cut the breast into thin slices. Repeat for opposite side of chicken.