This is my dad! Our new family tradition is for us kids to see how many views this video gets pre and post Thanksgiving. We love our dad and love to read him the nice comments every year. We want to convince him to make his own video channel because we think he’s an incredible teacher and because we want to learn to his cooking techniques too! Hoping that this can generate some attention so we can try to get him to make social media accounts!
I am making my first turkey this year. I'm newly engaged and my fiance taught me a lot about cooking (she's Greek haha!; we actually had one of our first dates taking a cooking class at CIA), but when it comes to large cuts of meat, I get a chance to shine. This video is so clear and so easy to follow. Please tell your father thank you very much. His video is the one I'll be following this year. No pointless banter, simply great education with a bit of personality. Cheers from California!
Brendan does a fabulous job teaching, but keeping it simple. I bet he’s a fun instructor. I watch this video every Thanksgiving so I don’t screw it up… It works exactly the way he shows. Thanks Brendan!!
Update. Much better this year, but my slices didn't look as pretty as his. On a different note, I did something different this time. I roasted the turkey normally but when the breasts reached 155 degs, I cut them off and roasted the remaining dark meat until it reached 176 degs. The breasts were juicy and the dark meat was tender. Yay me.
Riff Raff That made me laugh because it reminded me of myself a very long time ago. The first time I had Sunday dinner at my girlfriend's house I was 15 years old and her mother said T will carve the roast beef. I never cut or carved any type of roast or turkey or anything else in my life. I faked my way through pretty well and I made up my mind I will learn how to carve meat. And I became very proficient throughout my life with that same girl who became the best wife in the world. That dinner was 1959 . Take care T.
thank you so much. I have never carved a turkey before and as a caregiver for developmentally disabled adults living in a group home, all of whom do not ever get to visit relatives, the task of serving a thanksgiving meal fell to me. Your video was so immensely helpful. I want to express my sincerest gratitude from the bottom of my heart
I can't thank you enough for this! It literally transformed my Thanksgiving experience and turned this frustration into a joy. Everyone was so impressed by the presentation of the nicely carved turkey. Two family members that don't particularly like turkey ate it that day just because it looked so good.
Not really, you can actually do that by hand pretty easily unless the bird hasn't cooked long enough. I just use a steak knife for taking the bird apart and rarely use it. You do need a sharp knofe for the against the grain slicing if yoiu intend to do that. sometimes I just pull it apart. a lot quicker and easier and if
Absolutely the best demonstration of how to carve a Turkey....easy to follow, but best of all is the presentation style, great narration and the persona is one of a true expert yet friendly. Thank You for making this.
This is the best video on carving a turkey that I've found. The Chef articulates his steps very well and the camera gives great close-ups so that the viewer can see how to correctly carve.
Yes, and this is much better than trying to carve the breasts while still on the carcass. This is the way I carve, and one year I went to 7 different TG dinners over two days, because the wives didn't want their hubbies to shed another turkey. Like I say, the best way to carve is to remove the breasts and then just slice them like a salami!
It sounds like a recipe for cold dry turkey to me, already having to be reheated. Forget it. He says he's preventing juice from just leaking all over his board, but there's juice all over his board. So all those compromises for nothing IMHO.
Justin Hayes I've heard the CIA is grossly overrated, but I have no basis for corroboration there... until this video. This is now exhibit 1 of a 100 part series: is the CIA actually what it's cracked up to be? (working title)
@@rifter0x0000 NO-- there is hardly any juice on the board. As others have written, a hot bird will leak all its juices on the board and you will need towels to soak up the juices.
Brendan, thank you for making my wife proud of me for the first time I carved a turkey. She said she never has seen a turkey cut so well! Your instructions were perfect! Happy Thanksgiving! Chicago Joe.
i wow'ed my dad with this last thanksgiving. i will rewatch a few times morning of thanksgiving - the thigh always gets me a bit confused but maybe this year will be the year it clicks. this truly is the best way to get as much meat as possible from your bird!
Great video. Finally at 48yrs old cooking my first turkey now in August. Every yr my company gives everyone a 20 pound turkey. I always intend to cook it but wind up just giving it away and put the new turkey from work in the freezer. Been doing that for 12yrs now. Finally got myself to cook a turkey. This video is great. Thanks for sharing.
Because of the Wuhan Virus I’ll be carving the turkey for the first time in my life tomorrow. My brother-in-law has always done it. The wife and I are cooking Christmas dinner and then delivering it to family members
@@8686joedog I sure will. The hilarious thing is we’ve never had the breast meat carved like that and it only makes sense that it would be more tender. Thanks for the response and Merry Christmas to you and your Family
This really helped me today to carve my first turkey! I had a little trouble with one of the legs, but the tip about pushing up on the joint made it easier. Thank you for posting.
I learned this many, many years ago. One year I offered to carve the turkey. When I brought the plate out, everyone was amazed at how beautiful the presentation was. Of course, it became my job, every year, to carve the turkey. This method is the best. And this chef did a great job of explaining it.
This is an outstanding video. As dean of culinary education at the CIA, he takes an educator’s approach to the presentation that I really appreciated. He briefly includes an important point that bears emphasis: “Using your SHARP knife…”. That’s critically important when carving a turkey. If your knife isn’t sharp, the job will be much harder, you’ll make a mess, and you’ll be angry when you should be enjoying the time you’re spending with family and friends. Sharpen your carving knife a day or two before Thanksgiving so you’re prepared. That, combined with watching this video, will get you ready for stardom on Turkey Day!
I re- visit this video every time I carve the turkey 🦃.. it's the best video I've watched for easy how to get the job done carving ❤- thank you and happy holidays
Great video! So easy to remember the key points. Watched it once and that’s all I needed. I’ve carved a few turkeys but this “newer” approach as I saw it, was perfect. Helped me tremendously in a short period of time.
Great video! Thank you very much! I'm sure many people will benefit from it. I'm going to start practicing on my Costco roasted chicken. Once I perfect that, I'll graduate to a Turkey. It looks simple because a chef is doing it, but it's quite a challenge if you do it by yourself.
Perfect... I was ready to say that my problem with all of these carving videos state that you basically let the bird cool down before carving. I was never willing to do this because of hungry guests expecting a hot meal. You finally answered this part of the equation and I am looking forward to this year's more relaxed dinner! Thank you!
I just did it for Christmas and it worked 100% Thank you. Stuck it back in the still warm oven, nicely arranged on a platter, then broiled it on high for 3 minutes. Best one yet thanks and Merry Christmas!
Finally, a chef who knows what he's doing. The way he carves the breast meat completely out is the correct way to do it. Cutting across the grain and leaving some of the skin on each slice is best for presentation. When you see a person starting to cut with the breast still on the turkey, only the first cut gets the skin left on and by cutting with the grain, you get stringy slices. Well done.
Oysters are a treat to the one carving the bird. In my case it's always me❣ I usually do all the cooking & I usually do the carving & serving & cleanup as well. That's what I get for being a retired chef on yachts! Lol!!
I watched your video 3 times and i had never carved a turkey before. I carved the turkey today 11/24th and everyone could not believe how fast and how nice it came out. I could not take credit and told everyone where i learned to do this. Thankyou so much for a successful and tasty Thanksgiving day meal. You saved the day.
Thank you, Brendan. I've been struggling annually when trying to carve turkeys. Your instruction is clear and brief - and you make it look easy! You made my holiday.
A simple, excellent, and authoritative guide to carving turkey. Thank you especially for the tip about turning the legs over to identify the joint and cut lines!
I watched this video the first year of Covid when we couldn’t be with my parents and made my first bird. I’ve been coming back to it ever since. Great job.
This man knows what he is doing. Absolute pro. I have to carve up Turkey tomorrow. I remember watching this last year when I did it. He saved me. Wish he had been there. I would have said "Chef, you may do the honors."
Thank you so much! It's Thanksgiving 🦃 and I've never carved a turkey before today. My father has always done it as tradition, but this year he's in the hospital (not covid but kidney failure), so I had no clue but thanks to your video I did well, thanks and happy Thanksgiving.
Super job on instructing the novice and making it entirely understandable. I watched it twice then followed the instructions and it worked perfectly. First time I ever carved and felt like I knew what I was doing. Chef Walsh, thank you so much.
What a great video!! Anyone with a knife in their hand this Thursday (Thanksgiving) should watch this first. I can't imagine how many Dads are out there with a beer in one hand and a dull knife in the other(I spent 150 bucks one knife)that will hack the crap out of our holiday tradition and call it a meal. It ends up being a mashed up hunk of turkey bits. I know, many a year in my youth did I take the helm and trash a beautiful turkey! This guy is great, listen and learn.
Oh my gosh. NEVER would have thought of doing the breasts like that on my own. AND letting it rest. Glad I didn’t fly by this. No soupy tangled mess this year.
I look forward to Thanksgiving every year just because I learned ho to carve a turkey this way. My father used to carve it off the bird and would never get the meat carved perfectly for our big family so we'd be picking at little pieces of shredded turkey. The only thing I would stress about this is to make sure, 100%, that your knife if sharp. And use a different knife to cut through the joint if you can get through it cleanly, possibly a boning knife, so you don't dull the carving knife. I get every piece of meat off the bird that I can and there is almost no meat left behind. I love carving turkey now.
Brendan, your simple, clear, and pleasant explanation turned me from an electric carving knife disaster to "let's let him carve the turkey" in one easy step. The electric knife can go to the Goodwill, while I enjoy the goodwill of all who gather around the bird that only you and my wife know I owe to Brendan and the CIA -- Thanks!
