Shaping thighs

K-Train · Mar 28, 2012

I usually cook boneles thighs and have no problem shaping them up. I did a practice with old fashion bone in thighs yesterday. I really struggled shapping them up. Any tips?

Q-Dat · Mar 28, 2012

We do bone in thighs. We try to trim and shape them all as close as possible, but we find that we have to cook two dozen or so to get six that look similar after cooking.

carlyle · Mar 28, 2012

As and organizer and judge - not a cook- it seems logical to me that either Zumba dancing or and exercise bike are worth a try. :wink:

:loco:

And now for something completely different .....

K-Train · Mar 28, 2012

I was thinking P90X

Rich Parker · Mar 28, 2012

Check out this site.

http://www.howtobbqright.com/

Podge · Mar 28, 2012

K-Train said:
I usually cook boneles thighs and have no problem shaping them up. I did a practice with old fashion bone in thighs yesterday. I really struggled shapping them up. Any tips?

sorry, no good answer other than practice. After about 50 you should be getting good at it.

MAP · Mar 28, 2012

That being said for all you judges out there. What scores better bone or boneless?

Parts_Guy · Mar 28, 2012

We do bone in and I brine them. When done with the brine and a double wash, I shape them in my hand and use long tooth picks to hold them in the shape I want while they cook.

roksmith · Mar 28, 2012

Start with similar looking(sized) thighs, trim just the nasty that you need to, and let them look like thighs.

boogiesnap · Mar 28, 2012

like this....

i trim the crap out of them.

*edit* note to self, read entire OP before responding.

carlyle · Mar 28, 2012

MAP - it is what they taste like, not the presence or absence of a bone that determines the score. For appearance- they should look like a thigh.

Boogie snap - those look mighty tempting.

pahutchens · Mar 28, 2012

I know a lot of work goes into shaping and molding thighs for boxes. Some of them look so 'perfect' its wrong if that makes any sense. Subtlety is lost, a fine line between good looking and surreal
I'm trying to think of an analogy that won't have me in the penalty box....

K-Train · Mar 28, 2012

Thanks all. I know what you're all saying about natural looking. We've been doing boneless in a pan ala Myron. We've actually scored best in chicken, but I don't like how it looks like something from McDonalds. I'll keep practicing. Thanks for all the tips.

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