Magnificent Thanksgiving Menus

Pick a dish from each category and you've got the ultimate Thanksgiving day menu consisting of classic recipes with delicious tweaks.

How to Carve a Turkey

Carve that bird like a pro. We show you how in these four steps.

Becky Luigart-Stayner, Text: Phillip Rhodes

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Step Three

Pull the leg and thigh back to expose the joint. Using the tip of the knife, follow the path of least resistance through the joint at its narrowest point. "You can see where the joint meets. Slice through the joint to make a clean break," Sam says. The thighs can be separated from the legs in the same way.