Many of my body building friends always ate a lot of chicken for the protein but they were always buying the chicken pre-cut which is actually more expensive than if you cut it up yourself! Now I can already hear you tell me that the breast meat is easier to cook but that's because it's usually bought off the bone (chicken breast fillets). Buying chicken pieces already cut up for you may be time saving but it also can be in the most part, expensive (compare the price per pound)!
I found a great video to teach you how to quarter a chicken raw but the technique is prefect for cutting up a properly cooked whole chicken. When you cook a whole chicken, the bones and skin/fat add great flavor and the breast meat will be moist and juicy. You can cut up the cooked chicken and eat the white meat first saving the dark meat for another dish such as chicken salad or chicken burritos. The bones can be made into stock/soup for yet another dish.
In these days of our economy in a recession and rising gas prices sending food prices up the roof, it pays to be as economical as possible and I hope this video and my money saving tips/recipes help you.
*IMPORTANT TIP - Always use a sharp knife! A dull one will slip and you can injure yourself while preparing food. Always wash your hands well after touching raw meats and wash your cutting board & knife well with hot water and soap after use.
*To remove the chicken skin easily, try wearing rubber dish washing gloves, they make grabbing hold of that slippery skin much easier.
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