Bone in/Bone out Thighs

Hozman · Jan 19, 2012

Chicken by far is my weakest link. Going to do a couple local comps this summer and need to start making my chicken better. Been doing a lot of reading on here and looking at pics. Was curious to how many leave the thigh bone vs. how many de-bone their thighs

bover · Jan 19, 2012

As a judge, I could care less which one comes across the table. As a competitor, we do boneless because we seem to get more consistent results with our cooking process. Chicken is cheap. I'd recommend practicing a lot both ways and see what works best for you and your team.

tmcmaster · Jan 19, 2012

I have found that bone it cooks a little better for me. It also tastes much better, and allows for a more consistant appearence.

boogiesnap · Jan 19, 2012

tmcmaster said:
I have found that bone it cooks a little better for me. It also tastes much better, and allows for a more consistant appearence.

bone what? in or out. :becky:

Pelkster · Jan 19, 2012

I've got a 10th place call boneless and a 5th place bone in. For me, it all depends on how ambitious I feel when trimming the chicken before a competition. I don't change my cook times at all either way, and it's been pretty consistent.

Mister Bob · Jan 20, 2012

I think the thighs stay a little moister with the bone in. But it could be my imagination...

Gore · Jan 20, 2012

Mister Bob said:
I think the thighs stay a little moister with the bone in. But it could be my imagination...

I'd definitely agree with you there, but the moistness also depends strongly on the amount of prep that goes into it. If there is no prep beforehand, you may have to deal with dryness and that can be no fun at all.

boogiesnap · Jan 20, 2012

Gore said:
I'd definitely agree with you there, but the moistness also depends strongly on the amount of prep that goes into it. If there is no prep beforehand, you may have to deal with dryness and that can be no fun at all.

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Big George's BBQ · Jan 20, 2012

I prefer bone in

kurtsara · Jan 20, 2012

I prefer bone in, I don't think boneless or chicken that has been in muffin pans looks as good, in my opinion chicken thighs should not all look identical.

BC Squared · Jan 20, 2012

^^^^^yet, if they don't look all the same, your appearance score will reflect....so now what!

Gore · Jan 20, 2012

With bone in, the last thing on my mind is whether one thigh looks bigger than another.

bigabyte · Jan 20, 2012

I'm more of a breast man myself.

Gore · Jan 20, 2012

I think if you're worrying too much about appearance with bone in, you're probably going to end up with bone out.

boogiesnap · Jan 20, 2012

it all looks good once it's in the clam anyway.

however, i debone for a number of reasons.
1) consistency. each thigh is exactly the same and will cook likewise.
2) the "vein" is removed and any doubt of undercooking
3) no chance of bone fragments(if trimming the knuckle)
4) skin can wrap around entire peice and avoid the "hairpeice" look.

bigabyte · Jan 20, 2012

boogiesnap said:
it all looks good once it's in the clam anyway.

:shock::shock::shock::shock::tape:

boogiesnap · Jan 20, 2012

If I think about it, a better question may be:

I have won a GC or top 5 in chicken with bone.

I have won a GC or top 5 in chicken without bone.

I have done both.

Curly Tails · Jan 20, 2012

Bone In, done it both ways and bone in produces a better higher scoring product for us .

Gore · Jan 20, 2012

Curly Tails said:
Bone In, done it both ways and bone in produces a better higher scoring product for us .

I'd have to agree with that:

bone-in = scoring :thumb:

boogiesnap · Jan 21, 2012

bone in, bone out, bone in, bone out= scoring as well. IMHO.

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