Jacques Pépin Techniques: How To Cut Up A Whole Chicken | KQED Food

Chef Jacques Pépin reveals his method of how to cut up a whole raw chicken for cooking.
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[@dudeguy3731]

I asked my son to help me cut up a whole chicken this Christmas and normally he would look at helping me in the kitchen as if it was some inconvenient chore away from his video games but this time he was actually interested and inquisitive and he told me he was actually excited to try to cook because he had been watching so much Jaque Pepin during quarantine and it made him look at cooking in a whole new light and consider how fun it could be. Thank you Jaques!

[@eastonmartin5342]

What a wonderful memory to share with your son and thanking you for sharing with all of us. It reminds me when Jacque shares memories of his childhood kitchen that never leave him decades later and the attachment he has to family members who have passed but still have them with him in clarity while he cooks and shares in his kitchen.

[@ChristianTao]

I never get tired of watching Chef Pepin at work.

[@deeholi5293]

i know exactly what you mean!

[@johnlongmeyer7269]

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[@johnlongmeyer7269]

skip to 1:20 in that vid

[@geraldsterling215]

Amen. He got me through cooking school!

[@nasferatu8461]

I know right

[@ColdWetnStarving]

This man single handedly got me through Chef School, Thank you very much you legend

[@galflynns8448]

As a young 18 year old about to start his life, I can already tell you that this is the type of grandpa I want to be.

[@ExcitingStuff]

His videos should have 1 million views each! He is such an excellent chef, and everybody who spends some time in the kitchen can learn a lot here. Thanks for uploading these!

[@slackdaddy1912]

I’m surprised since I have to watch them about a million times to get things right.

[@AdamRasmussenAstronaut]

That was just fucking magical to watch. Always appreciate watching a master at their craft. Thank you for the video.

[@robh1908]

I've must have watched at least 20 different videos on this. This guy tops the technique.

[@zekebrody3209]

Jacques is a master. He makes this look so effortless.

[@Alycanj]

The Master, He would be a Billionaire if he was in his Prime now and on TV the way Food shows rule the Networks. I love when he says "articulation".

[@cucu10000]

Bounced on my boy's Pepin to this for hours

[@williamrussell2014]

I just home killed 30 meat chooks and I have to say that the best way to cut up a whole chook goes to you. I watched a few, but yours was the best I found. Thank you.

[@OsirisMalkovich]

I don't know why channels are so quick to remove Erik's comments. Don't they know what a honor it is to receive one?

[@MrMongoose221]

I think they are also marked as spam sometimes either by users or the channel because they seem so out of context and don't make much sense in relation to the video lol

[@arthurwohltman9353]

I wonder if he knows exactly how good he is, or he knows full well and just keeps a straight face?

[@Golikol369258]

he made a "wrong" cut for the breast. you usually want to seperate the breast from the caucos by slicing as close as you can at the wish bone. therefore you get all the meat as a part of the breast.

[@kevinh3979]

Shinrak - According to what method are you citing? What he did makes the most sense to me. If he separated the breast from the carcass, as you suggest, then being white meat it would dry out. If he roasted the chicken whole, with bone-in, then I see what you are saying.

[@clockwork9827]

@@kevinh3979 he showed French butchering which is different from English butchering, so yes i agree with you

[@4plus4equalsmoo]

he literally wrote the book on proper kitchen technique. he knows damn well.

[@jeffreyguira5512]

Beautiful! Much better than others tutorials.

[@deeholi5293]

I love it. One of my favorite chefs. Very informative video.

[@justabazikdude8592]

Jacques! Où est Eric!!! Où est Eric, JACQUES?!!!! Qu'est ce que tu en as fait espèce de MONSTRE!

[@patrickdawe9885]

Such a pro. I could watch this all day.

[@rickloginname]

The masters make it look effortless.

[@inpitlane]

His technique is truly wonderful to watch.

[@WhiteCranK]

The master at work! Very nice to watch

[@joeb2487]

Salvia's comment RIP. Miss ya, big man. Gone but not forgotten.

[@montaukwhaler673]

No, BS! Straight to the point! Thank you!

[@macariosierra8055]

Thank you jacques! Just tried my first chicken. Will sharpen my knife a little more next time and refer back to your video for the next one because you are so informative,till next time

[@dustyflair]

He is one of the last real chef's who DO NOT WEAR RINGS WHILE COOKING!!!

[@matthewrevell2706]

He makes it look so easy.

[@Un1234l]

1 minute in and he already shattered what I've learnt to do

[@kingsleyzissou5881]

The master at work.

[@mohamedsaed5021]

This man is a master

[@sandhill9313]

The greatest, nobody else like him!!!

[@TheRantMaster53]

You can take away one Salvia, but you'll leave a thousand etiquette students in his wake

[@littlestar5737]

The real chef. Not those celebrity chefs who know nothing about cooking.

[@carlabrown4523]

U r the best pappy,..i like to watch u all of the time on creattv.....u r the best pappy, my name is carla!

[@codyh9175]

Bounced on my boys telephone pole to this for hours

[@billycooper1392]

Amazing

[@opwave79]

I followed his tips and techniques and now I only buy whole chicken. Best part is I always have a carcass to make a fresh batch of chicken stock any time I want.

[@r2d3henry]

Is he using a lightsaber to cut? I bet he has an intern whose sole job is to sharpen his knives

[@kyourakushusui]

he uses wusthof knives... sharper than a lightsaber i think xD

[@Sodchucker]

@@kyourakushusui He's beating the shit out of that knife. If it was a harder steel (like those used in Japanese knives), it would be chipped like crazy.

[@dectra]

I doubt he'd let ANYONE sharpen his knives. Good Chefs sharpen their own.

[@AdamHammel]

@@Sodchucker they use a kaku knife and use the back of the knife to crack the leg bone above the ankle joint. They generally avoid cutting bone.

[@AdamHammel]

@@kyourakushusui he is just butchering a chicken. It doesn't have to be extremely sharp for the task.

[@therealscarred2112]

Wait, is this the mandala effect again?

[@kaisser8915]

It always has to be that evil time lord Nelson again!

[@BFrydell]

He could almost have done that without a knife. This is like an action movie.

[@DrummerJacob]

This guy can plate up a plate of raw chicken and make it look better than half the dishes I see coming out of my the restaurants in my area.

[@petermueller7407]

Wohooow...incredible, he did it again. What a skillfull master of his craft! Look at a lot of other three-star-chefs here at yt (look at Ramsay!), the do NOT know how to cut a chicken. Jacques does know...

[@air2838]

This is a great video. I came after watching an Alton Brown one (from his Good Eats days) also very helpful. It's interesting to see their differences. One thing they have in common that I like about the two of them technique is no.1! But they don't make it seem out of reach for the home cook.

[@KQEDFood]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@superswagman5973]

thank you

[@Carpenterdane]

He has such badass knives! 🔪

[@doubledutchclutch]

Beeeeeyoooouuuuutiful!

[@darrenwells3642]

The Bob Ross of cooking 🤩

[@intellectracoon]

watched this video more than 20 times is this healthy.

[@jesseb1468]

Yes, yes it is

[@dasse1588]

Staring into electrodes and radio frequencies is always a good idea

[@EricsonHerbas]

Chef Pepin makes it looks so easy. But the cuts I’m doing are not quite there. I need a few more years!

[@giovannibarranca2595]

A True Pro! :)

[@turbozayas]

The Master

[@redcloud8444]

Was he using a piece of metal from Excalibur. It just looked and felt amazingly sharp.

[@adarateranroldan]

🤣 probably was well honed at least

[@WhiteCranK]

😂 for real man

[@aloliveira1]

I tried to reproduce this with a amazing free range chicken that I bought. The chicken looked like a piece of meat attacked by a Bobby cat at the end. It is not so easy.

[@DDbear123456789]

daAnder71 I find slicing afterwards to be more tedious and messy. Butchering before hand in my opinion is usually the best way! You can really taper the chicken to the needs of the recipe & desired finished product. Unless you are roasting a whole 🐦.

[@dasse1588]

Thanks for the heads up. I figured I'd have same outcome

[@gamalamr]

Master

[@chrisrichardson3738]

Bounced on my boys spicy KFC wings to this for hours.

[@dasse1588]

I'm also curious how he cleans the meat. Or if he does. Beforehand

[@passiveagressive4983]

He’s a genius

[@simbelmyne0216]

The way he slices into the joint between the thigh and drum is like the knife met 0 resistance...

[@BigStuffedRhino]

Eric?

[@stephenporter4668]

looks like that comment got DEOPTIMIZED!!

[@warilban]

Jacques Pepin looks at a chicken the way we look at those coupon books that shows you where to tear.

[@BertLiu]

What technique!

[@adamh7972]

GOAT

[@christophermaurer318]

It's when he cuts the thigh from the drumstick and places the cut perfectly both times. I never get it first time and have to fumble about with the knife.

[@IgnatRemizov]

ok now how would I do that with a dull knife?

[@joelhenderson3723]

Does it damage the knife over time by hacking through the leg bone?

[@JOOOOOOOE]

Yes, that's why you hone and sharpen throughout the year.

What?

[@MrBendylaw]

The knife was invented so that Jacques Pepin could use it.

[@nocomment4804]

Pépin the surgeon

[@MahoganyBlack]

Big money Salvia giving these videos views and yet they still delete his comment! Shame on you Jacques 🤨

[@sperinthalakkat9831]

Big money sylvia, sylvia.... What am I doing , It's 12 30, I have an exam tomorrow

[@yusenye3075]

og

[@patricklarry6645]

The guy cooked for Charles de Gaulle after ww2!

[@UrMuddur]

Something about getting mauled by a cheetah

[@TheBB465]

Who's Erik ?

[@maryannnassan7137]

What about the tail?

[@999leorik999]

yas quaan

[@francoisebonneau8110]

Ça existe en français ????

[@izaccsgansit3507]

I find myself mimicking his accent - especially when he yanks the leg off. "PEWl ahwt"

[@tsliwak]

this is by far my favorite breakdown of a chicken; I just can't replicate the breasts, i seem to go after the loins, and it does not look as clean as his.

[@naiemhaniff7062]

Uncle thats a big chicken. Where im from chickin looks like pigeons 😬

[@vickij848]

Yo This Dude Cutting Is Make Me So Hard AND POST!!!!!

[@dameat9932]

Here from Reddit.

[@Blakearmin]

Whoever runs the Killer Queen Erictile Dysfunction channel is gonna wonder who tf Eric is and what all the bouncy comments are.

[@clockwork9827]

ha ! at last. i see the mistakes i was making around the leg sinew

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

Big money stuff here

[@thecuckchannel2798]

lol a chicken died for this

[@dustyflair]

I could watch Jacques cut up grass.

[@randydelabarcena4988]

👁👀 4 Thigh’s out of 1 Whole Zhsicken 👁 never seen this 😲

[@bask.8764]

Big money Salvia rules

[@ivanxdxd]

AAND POST THAT SHIT

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[@ThatOneWeirdGal]

Steph Curry just broke his ankle

[@artmartin9691]

“Look like a lool ham”

[@kylekorver2234]

I bounced on my boys IRON MAN DIES IN END GAME to this for hours.

[@el0j]

I don't want to cut my chicken in different types of piss thank you very much

[@moldygreens]

I find other videos of cutting up a whole chicken much simpler and understandable.

[@jamesmac8424]

moldygreens Like what video for instance? I'm not sure what wasn't understandable about this technique.

[@crownstupid]

This isn't really a tutorial. It's watching a master at work explaining...while we all nod in approval.

[@InfinityEnterprises]

AINT NO PLANET X COMING CAUSE AINT NO SPACE CUZ AINT NOT GLOBE EARTH

[@brit1066]

Here we go again a FAKE FRENCH CHEF teaches us how to cut up a chicken. Amazing, my mother and I suspect almost every mother ALREADY KNOW STHIS AND HAVE KNOWN IT ALL THEIR LIVES. I fully expect his next video will be HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS USING SOAP AND WATER. OR HOW TO TIE YOUR SHOE LACES THE PEPINN WAY.. NEXT WILL BE AN EPIC ON USING A FORK TO TRANSFER FOOD FROM A PLATE TO YOUR MOUTH. Do these pompous egotistical jerks think we are all brainless incompetent fools.

[@2adamast]

Your mother does, but do you?

[@brit1066]

YES.

[@kubilaytuncer3723]

Alex from the Alex french guy cooking channel does a better job!

[@fordhouse8b]

I bet Alex would have a different opinion.

[@warrior7466]

Wrong

[@karlwagner9283]

Ja genius, tell him he is cooking only for 60 years, maybe you can show him! Idiot!