How to Easily Remove Tendon from Chicken Tenders

SUPER easy way to remove tendon from chicken tender (chicken tenderloin)

[@kylienkate]

I just wanted to say thank you for this super easy tip. For 20 some years, I literally did not know the right way to do this so I flat out avoided buying chicken tenderloins. Got some on sale yesterday and used your trick... worked like a charm.

[@christopherd6006]

😊 I love

[@dbjupiter92]

What's bad about it? Is it bad for health?

[@grayboo212]

People are concerned about her using a wood cutting board with raw chicken. Here’s something I’ve done for years: Whenever I buy chicken (or any meat), I put it in a vegetable sack while at the store (most stores have thin ones a thicker ones, the thicker ones are best but both will work). When I am ready to prepare the chicken, I take the plastic vegetable bag, turn it inside out, and put my cutting board in it. Now you have a barrier between your chicken and the board. I realize this does little good if you’re cutting the chicken, but even then, if you’re careful enough, you won’t cut the bag. When finished, I carefully pull the cutting board back out, turn the bag inside out again and tie it in a knot and throw it away. I still wash my cutting board afterwards but it’s a lot easier without raw chicken bits on it.

[@bjohnson1149]

Or use a plastic cutting board that can be put in the dishwasher and sanitized.

[@grayboo212]

@@bjohnson1149 Assuming you have a dishwasher. I have two, they're located at the ends of my wrists. Putting a plastic cutting board covered in raw chicken juice in a dishwasher just spreads it around the dishwasher until it's rinsed/washed off. My way reduces the mess so this isn't as much a factor.

[@Moolasavingmom]

It's actually a myth that wood cutting boards are not safe to use (I suspect the plastic cutting board companies started that rumor :) the issue is cross contamination between raw meat and food being eaten raw. Cleaning any type of cutting board is key- hand wash with hot soap and water and sanitize with diluted bleach water.

[@grayboo212]

@@Moolasavingmom Yep, I merely stated how I make it easier to keep things neat and tidy for very little extra work. You still have to put that big ole wood cutting board in the sink to wash it, which can more than likely shoot some chicken juice (so to speak) here, there, and everywhere. By covering the said board, it cuts down on that possibility exponentially. Of course, you could always put it in the dishwasher just like your plastic one, but it will degrade its quality with each and every wash. You really shouldn't do that, at least not with a good wooden cutting board.

[@suzannes9872]

Wow! This was so helpful. I really appreciate it! I ave always done it the hard way. Just a couple of things I would say about my experience - I noticed that, once I had a good grip on the tendon, it worked best to pull straight up in the air (as opposed to pulling horizontally away from the chicken). Also, I occasionally had to use the knife to get a sufficient piece of tendon to grab and, once the paper towel gets a little slimy (I was trimming quite a few tenderloins), get a new one for the best grip.

[@psyopswitch]

thanks for sharing, I was curious though, does it always split most of the tender, or is that bc mine were frozen?

[@ACMaverick]

In my experience this is harder than it looks. The tendons are not usually sticking out the way you see in this video and other videos. How do you get the tendon to stick out in the beginning, with a knife? Sorry if it's a silly question, but I have tried this twice and not too much luck.

[@diethardlindner866]

Thank you! It works after a few tries. Just great!

[@tracyjohnson1026]

This is brilliant! Thank you!

[@cindydawn4252]

Thank you! This is so great!!!

[@illwill10x]

Lmao on some high shit I thought that was cloned meat in my freezer till the blunt made me google wtf a chicken tenderloin was thanks now I’m comfortable eating what I bought again lol

[@SteveHart]

I sometimes have some trouble doing this as it will mangle the chicken. Maybe I should try a different fork.

[@marcfilippone181]

It does work, but it often tears the tender chicken also.

[@autumnbrandon174]

I just came here to see how satisfying it was

[@vibewithbritt8739]

The best!

[@blinderII]

THANK YOU! I practically live on chicken and i hate those things!! lol

[@sandraetemad5827]

Well . . . that works when it works. I'm guessing nobody else used this technique on Costco tenderloins. Most of them aren't nearly as neat as yours. The ends aren't nearly as visible, and often not right in the center. I mangled quite of a few of them. It also seems to take one paper towel/napkin per tenderloin. I've tried other methods, and I think I'll go back and see what they were. This is really cool when it works, but it wasn't nearly that easy on about 3/4 of mine.

[@JackSprattDaBat]

God you're a fucking life saver, why did I have to watch 30 videos before I found the easy simple and effective one!

[@austinfrm9207]

This may be the most helpful piece of cooking advice I've ever received haha. Take a like 👍

[@muxz]

Genius! I just recently switched from breasts to tenders and the ligaments were driving me crazy. This is a game changer. Thanks!

[@AshleyDWells]

Thank you for this video ♥️♥️ I could’ve used it YEARS AGO 🤣

[@johninjersey]

excellent! too bad they dont do this for you at the plant. "Chicken tenders - tendons removed!" :)

[@pluto6006]

Very clear instructions, straight to the point. Great video!

[@stephk3767]

Perfect! Thank you!! This is all I needed to know & your video was short, sweet & straight to the point!!! Can get right on my chicken tenders without watching an hour worth of useless videos!! 🎉

[@WretchedRitual]

I just got a air fryer from my mom for Christmas so I can try frying chicken tenders. This video helped me a lot!

[@Moolasavingmom]

Try them in Panko crumbs in the air fryer...GAME CHANGER.

[@BugBunny978]

Feel bad for these chickens we raise them to fatten them up just to kill them and rip the fat right out of em just sad

[@Jane_Snow_]

I just cannot grip the tendon with the paper towel, it slips! 😞

[@ScotCinamon]

Italian dressing marinade for chicken? 🤢

[@blue-pb7mn]

I really appreciate this video. I mangled the tenderloin trying to cut it out.

[@MarlaLukofsky7]

You did a great job. I saw it on TikTok first and you made it work so smoothly. Even in breasts, this piece is there. Hate the tendons. remove remove. Enjoy yr chicken.

[@mikaelaouille8008]

Thank you!! This was so so helpful! My husband is new to the whole “cooking” thing and he was WOWed by this trick😱🙌🏼

[@AVMountainman]

Thank you so much! Trying to cut those out was proving to be a nightmare but this was easy peasy!

[@ohgoshmace]

this just change the game for me. thank u!

[@kimmie0121]

Just found this video and my chicken cooking game is now changed forever!

[@landenbeat]

The only way I could do that was if you wanted me too I could come and pick it out and then I can go pick up it from your place or you could just pick me out of there or you could pick me out and I could just go pick up my truck or you can just come pick me out or you could go to my house or you can pick it out of my house or I could come pick you out

[@brandonvalentine2555]

Am I fucking stupid or something? Ive been sitting here for 20 mins just destroying my chicken because the tendons wont come out.

[@bjohnson1149]

I do this all the time. Just wanted to warn you about using a wooden board for working with meat, especially chicken. It's a formula for disaster because you can't wash the bacteria out of the wood.

[@deanns5375]

Who would give this a thumbs down??? This is pure genius! Thanks for sharing your tip!!

[@shackti1699]

Vegans. lol

[@pauletteh7578]

ME!!!! Tore up more chicken than I expected. Used my paring knife and removed that thing in no time and saved so much more chicken meat. Good luck with the fork 🎉everyone !!

[@RickMcS1978]

@@pauletteh7578If it’s not too much trouble, could you share how you do it with a paring knife? The fork method obviously works for a lot of people, but it ripped every tender right down the middle when I tried it.

[@AlexGarcia-qt6ku]

Did you say Italian dressing?! 🤌🏼🧐

[@wam0357]

I paid less for enough chicken for 3 hungry people than one order of 3 piece chicken dinner downtown cut out that tendon in no time and had a enjoyable meal. Thanks!

[@sheilabass8477]

I have weak thumbs, so I used needle nose pliers to hold tendon thru the fork. Paper towel slipped off too much.

[@1remjr]

Thank you. All this time I have been trying to cut around those tendons and wasting a bunch if chicken.

[@jimtom4849]

OMG so nasty,got teriyaki and was cut in every piece and can't eat chicken now because you know they ain't taking the time to devein it,it's like not cleaning a fish ick

[@reneekroyer5104]

I just cut away the white part with a knife or scissors, just at the top. I hate to remove all of that chicken the way you do. It didn't bother us to eat the super-fine tendon further down the tender.

[@ironshadow6778]

Just tried this, and it worked great! I also found that if you press down and wiggle the tender while holding it with a paper towel, it will come out too!

[@breyer1236]

The fork is a good idea. I always just used my other hand and pinched the tendon with my fingers instead of the fork.

[@cwag4674]

Thank you so much. You saved this dad from destroying the chicken 😆

[@cohengamertv6548]

I litterally just experienced geting a suprise tendon in my chicken fingers at a family restaurant

[@jamescaricola6439]

Knew this video has to exist ! As I’m about to make dinner for my wife and 6 yr old

[@umikoa50]

I am sooo grateful that you shared your awesome technique! It saved me🥰🥰

[@mralloc23]

I've tried to trim with a knife and yes, it cuts away a lot of meat. Gotta try this next time thank you!!

[@danielleshelbourne220]

Holy crap! This is the best bit of advice I’ve ever had for cooking! Thank you! 🙏

[@christiancarlson8411]

Thanks for showing me this, Im working a lot more on cooking at home and this was a big help

[@lyndonallen3237]

Had seen the fork tip before but never understood how it worked because of how hard it is to hold onto the tendon. The paper towel part is awesome!!! Thank you!

[@gojun077]

omg you're a genius - this will save me so much time... Thank you!

[@mr.mr.3301]

Advice. Do it before you marinade. Super slick. Lol

[@ChristinaG555]

Thank you hopefully they are better. My family complained about it the other night while eating them.

[@daleannedavidson]

Thank you! This was so quick and easy! I wish I would have known this easy tendon hack years ago!

[@coherencygaming7572]

Bout to cook some for the wifey just now. Thanks for the quick info

[@Natalie-me7fh]

2 years after this was posted i found it. After she showed me what to do , i paused the video ran to my tenderloins and did just this..my goodness thank you so much...

[@AbdallaAlansari]

Is it just me or is when she removes the tendon i think it’s satisfying

[@tiffanyjohnson103]

This does not work for me mine tenders start coming apart

[@Cormacogrady1]

A tender is not part of the tenderloin, just so you know

[@thomaslycan8893]

I try to pull the tendon out and it wrecks the whole tender

[@carrie8751]

Thanks a bunch very helpful ❤️😊👍

[@daily_clip_central]

still helping new adults 3 years later

[@markdonovan1637]

Thank you for putting this on the internet

[@angelicablackstone1328]

Thank you! I searched for a video when the article I read about it didn't describe the process very well. Oh this is going to make it so much less a pain in my big, jiggly ass. Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏻

[@FluorescentPhnix1]

Ain't that the truth.

[@jeffersondavis1299]

Big jiggly ass?

[@lucybryantnash3935]

It does not work these videos or completely not true

[@auratwo6496]

wish i saw this an hour ago before i mauled mine😭

[@mariameade5624]

Thanks, I really hate battling with those tendons.

[@cyphercat99]

You are a GENIUS!! Thank you 🙏🏽💯

[@TheGreyParse]

I tried making fried chicken tenders for the first time last week, surprised to find that little white strip in there and didn't know what it was so I tried cutting it out. Felt like surgery. This is much better.

[@rock2988]

This is one of the best life hacks. Thank you

[@evanmichaelpearce1367]

I N C R E D I B L E

[@nicolesor6018]

Aaaah, THANK YOU! I have avoided using tenderloins because of that little piece 😂

[@ohangus5]

It works great thank you so much.

[@TamTam-ck9kb]

I must be doing something wrong I watched video twice,yet can't get the damn tendon to budge

[@audreyconnely7410]

I use pliers! It’s slippery!

[@karpetech]

Thank you, it worked quickly and perfectly.

[@notsurex]

they ruin already cooked tenders that i eat

[@jiragon12345]

Thank you! This helped alot!

[@EricCartmanez125]

Thank you you're a lifesaver

[@juliacray5387]

Thank You , my dear. I’m 55 years old , love to cook, this is the Best! It works every time . Why did I not know this???

[@MiguelExhale]

Thank the lord!

[@Rareone101]

THANK YOUUUUUU! 😃 If only you knew the struggle but I know how to now did it why I was watching this 😉

[@Brownmanifesting]

Thank you!! I’ve been losing a lot of my meat when I cut it! You are saint!!

[@VicHightaian]

thank you tenderly

[@charlesp26]

Tried it!!! Works to perfection👌! Thanks!

[@SilentNightBodomNight]

Mine just ripped into pieces

[@tinatunanui]

Awesome thanks! 😊👍 Thanks from New Zealand! 🧡

[@therecreationalguru7323]

Your the best 😭😭😭

[@TheSalondra]

Works like a charm. Just did it. Making chicken spaghetti😉

[@mishaa7263]

THANK YOU

[@ODBpt2]

Do yourself a favor and don’t use a wooden cutting board for poultry

[@darleneferrara2900]

Thank you!

[@lindamokbel26]

Thank you so much.

[@frosttheweavile461]

I’ve been living my life wrong for so many years. Thank you!

[@TeamWorkOn3TV]

Works 100%

[@maxtheknife]

I cant tell you how many tenderloins i have ripped to shreds over the years trying to get the tendon out. This way works beautifully. Tendons comes out easily, no mess and the tenderloin remains intact!

[@debpreston6225]

THANK YOU HONEY!

[@drewdrury2182]

Super helpful !!!

[@startagain127]

thank you ma'am