I want to slice chicken breasts.

[no_hypocrisy]

Do I use a standard carving knife or a poultry knife?

[brewens]

1. I use a fillet knife. I slice them too. I get big honkin' breasts at Costco that are too thick for

some purposes.

[yellowdogintexas]

4. those are some big honkin' chicken breasts aren't they??

I fixed some tonight. Sliced them into fillets and pan grilled them, then cut them up for a salad.

I have a knife which resembles a bread knife except it is only about 8 inches long. That nice serrated edge slices very nicely - I start on the thick side and slice across

LOL I always have to have these in the freezer. They are the best. (I really think they are Pterodactyl breasts)

[rsdsharp]

2. Are the boneless or bone-in?

If bone-in, do you plan to bone them? If boneless or if you don’t plan to remove the bones, use the carving knife. If you want to bone them, use the poultry (it’s a boning knife) to remove the bones, and then carve with the carving knife.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Got it. Boneless.

Thanks!

[Kali]

5. whatever works best for you

or you could try

[Warpy]

6. I use a Chinese cleaver or a santoku knife, whatever I grab first

I find that partially freezing the raw meat first makes the job a lot easier.

Of course, if they're already cooked, that doesn't apply.

As long as the knife is a sharp one, I don't think the kitchen police are going to arrest you.