Step 1

Step 1. Hold the turkey upright with backbone facing you. Cut through the turkey to one side of the backbone with a chef's knife or kitchen shears. Repeat on the other side. The backbone will fall away.
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( Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune )

Step 1. Hold the turkey upright with backbone facing you. Cut through the turkey to one side of the backbone with a chef's knife or kitchen shears. Repeat on the other side. The backbone will fall away.

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