The Best Turkey Carving Video

Russ Parsons demonstrates the proper way to carve a turkey in this fantastically helpful video from the L.A. Times Food Section. Russ dispels many turkey-carving myths, such as carving at the table.

Carving a turkey is a secret ritual of the chef and must be done in total privacy in the kitchen. No, really. It must. And the chef gets a special reward. Ross also carves the bird in a certain order, saving the breast meat for the end. Take a look:

For more turkey advice you could also call the Butterball hotline, which is called the Turkey Talk Line. They answer over 100,000 questions a year. Sometimes they get some unusual turkey questions.