Hi. I was wondering if anyone knew if a tool existed to flatten chicken easily and more evenly. I know how to do it conventionally, with wax paper or plastic wrap and a rolling pin or meat mallet. I'm not particularily good at it, and it's a bit of a pain in general. I was thinking there must be something to make the process easier and more even.
I was thinking something akin to those manual aluminum can crushers or perhaps a vice or some kind, but I can't seem to find anything like that online. Does anyone know if anything like this exists?
Thanks!
2007-01-22 11:26:52 · 10 answers · asked by grinomyte 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
an industrial Cincinatti press break used in steel factories is good, but then again i usually eat more chicken then the average person
-y0
2007-01-26 11:15:29 · answer #1 · answered by dee 'the harpoon' harper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That truck thing sounds tasty.
I use a meat mallet and pound the heck out of it. I just don't think there is a way around it. So messy too.
2007-01-22 11:44:09 · answer #2 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wide heavy skillet
The width will mean you have less pounding needed than the mallet and it is more even than the rolling pin.
2007-01-22 11:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jim S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put the piece of chicken inside of a gallon freezer bag. Then pound it with a rolling pin to the thickness I want. The bag does not rip and there is no mess. When done just throw the bag away.
2015-10-13 09:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by PBJP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrap it up really good and drive back and forth over it? LOL I do like another writer and just cut fillets into thin pieces too as I find the pounding and rolling tedious!
2007-01-22 11:36:21 · answer #5 · answered by Baby boy arrived March 7th! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try cutting the breast meat to a more even height, it's called butterflying the meat, then take a mallet to it.
2007-01-22 11:36:33 · answer #6 · answered by froggi6106 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a steam roller, or a car reverse and forward a few times...that will flatten the chicken...the chicken wont like it but it sounds quicker than the aluminum can crusher.
2007-01-22 17:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm wondering if you could run it through a pasta machine on the lasagna setting. just a thought. i know what you mean though. it is a pain. i filet them with a very sharp small scissor. that gives me a good start and much less pounding.
2007-01-22 11:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
butterfly the chicken pieces and then cover with plastic wrap and whack the chicken with a heavy skillet - if you do it that way it only takes a couple of whacks
2007-01-22 11:34:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Mom runs it over with my dad's truck.
2007-01-22 11:34:26 · answer #10 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋