11 hours ago, Okanagancook said:@Keralathose look nice and plump for sure. I have googled this which turned up the Cooks Illustrated treatment….once the tendons have been cut, they instruct you to pull out the tendons using pliers. I wonder if that results in some meat being pulled out with the tendons?
Wow. There sure is a lot of tendon visible after cutting, but it all disappears to the eye when cooked. The chicken tastes great, and I can't imagine an improvement from pulling the tendons out with pliers.
But you know what? I was perfectly happy with chicken drumsticks grilled without cutting the tendons - until I found this technique. Now, uncut is definitely a B rather than an A. It does add significantly to preparation time. I'm a bit scared now to try out this pliers technique!
