[header] How to carve a chicken [title] Place the chicken, breast up, on cutting board. [step] It is important that it is breast up so that you can see what you are doing. If you have just taken the chicken out of the oven, let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes. 
[title] Hold the chicken steady with a carving fork. [step] Using a large carving, cut through the skin between the leg and the body.