deboning
Extracting fish bones
Deboning is the process of removing bones from meat, poultry, or fish.
A cook debones a chicken breast before slicing it for stir-fry; a fishmonger debones a salmon for fillets.
The task requires a sharp knife and knowledge of anatomy: Deboning a whole turkey takes practice.
Slaughtered animal's body
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- filletBoneless meat portion
- poultryBirds raised for food
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
cleaver · butcher · carving · cutting · jointing · shank · brisket · whole chicken
Sharp cutting utensil
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
knife skills · scraping · butterflying · seaming · separation · yield
Skeletal connection points
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
socket · ball joint · spine · ribcage · breastbone · wishbone · thighbone · drumstick
Filled roll, savory or sweet
- galantineCold jellied meat preparation
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- cutletThin breaded meat slice
- escalopeThin boneless meat slice
supreme · fish fillet · presentation · even cooking · portion control · stuffed fish · mousseline · farce
carcass
Slaughtered animal's body
fish · cleaver · butcher · carving · cutting · jointing · shank · brisket · whole chicken · turkey
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
finesse · knife skills · scraping · butterflying · seaming · separation · yield
joints
Skeletal connection points
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
ligaments · socket · ball joint · spine · ribcage · breastbone · wishbone · thighbone · drumstick · wing joint
roulade
Filled roll, savory or sweet
- galantineCold jellied meat preparation
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- cutletThin breaded meat slice
escalope · supreme · fish fillet · presentation · even cooking · portion control · stuffed fish · mousseline · farce
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- meat techniquesroasting, grilling, braising, searing, smoking
- butcherybutcher, meat, butchering, beef, slaughter
- fish prepscaling, gutting, skinning, descaling, cleaning
- knife skillsknife grip, pinch grip, claw grip, chopping, slicing
deboningassembling
Fitting parts together
stuffing · reconstructing · reassembling · building up · tying
bone, bones, boneless, boned, boning, filleting, fishmonger, debone, deboned