How do I know if I am getting a "split" chicken breast

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10/20/2013 20:45
Subject: How do I know if I am getting a "split" chicken breast

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mous What is that exactly? How long do I bake it versus a non-split breast?

10/20/2013 21:05
Subject: How do I know if I am getting a "split" chicken breast

Anony
mous Split chicken breast refers to getting 1/2 of the breast (so one side) with the bones in. I don't
think I've ever seen a non-split breast that wasn't part of a full bird. The alternative is

typically a boneless chicken breast which is a split breast with the bones removed.

Googling recipes suggests 45 min to an hour to bake split chicken breasts. It should be a bit

longer than you would for a boneless breast.

10/21/2013 10:57
Subject: How do I know if I am getting a "split" chicken breast

Anony
mous I'd be careful with this term.

"Split" technically refers to whether the two breasts are fully separated from one another.

Sometimes when you get boneless, skinless, chicken breasts you'll notice that you need to

make a small cut to separate two breasts from one another; these were unsplit breasts.

But, usually when people say simply "split breast" they mean "skin on, bone in, split breast."

In the supermarket, this will usually just be labeled "bone in chicken breast" or "chicken

breast with rib" and you will be able to see that the skin is still on it.

10/21/2013 12:32
Subject: Re:How do I know if I am getting a "split" chicken breast
Anony
mous A whole chicken breast will look heart-shaped. A split breast will be half of that (like one lobe
of the heart).

Whole, skinless, boneless:

Whole, skin on, bone in:

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