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how to break down chicken wings. the whole wing is outlined showing the wingette, drumette, and wing tip separated by dotted lines showing where to cut.
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How to Cut Chicken Wings

How To Cut Chicken Wings shows you how to break down whole wings into drumettes, wingettes, and tips in just a few minutes. Starting with fresh chicken wings gives you better quality and makes it easy to prep wings for your favorite air fryer, smoker, or grill recipe.
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken wings, how to cut
Yield: 16 chicken wings
Author: Joshua Boquist

Equipment

Materials

  • 1½ lb chicken wings fresh

Instructions

  • Pat dry the chicken wings with a paper towel.
    chicken wings on a white cutting board with black border being dried with a paper towel
  • Flex the larger joint of the chicken wing and feel for the area where the drumette and wingette are connected, this is the cartilage and the easiest place to cut.
    chicken wing on a white cutting board with a hand feeling for the joint between the wingette and drumette
  • Cut at the joint with your knife or scissors with plenty of force.
    chicken wings on the cutting board and cutting with knife between wingette and drumette
  • Now find the joint between the wing tip and the wingette and cut through there as well.
    knife cutting chicken wing between wing tip and wingette
  • Start cooking using your favorite wing recipe!
    air fryer honey mustard chicken wings recipe cover image with chicken wings coated in honey mustard sauce in pile on a white plate with carrots and celery

Video

Notes

  • The joint of the chicken wing is mostly cartilage and relatively easy to cut through.
  • You may find that you need quite some force to cut through the joint so the palm of your non-dominant hand to push on the spine of the knife.