Food Styling for Photographers

MEETING MEAT HEAD-ON

paper towels at the neck cavity in place. Once the stuff -

ing cavity is fi lled with foil, you will need to stretch the

skin covering the breast area so it will tuck under the

end of the breastbone and into the stuffi ng cavity.

Depending on how much skin the butcher has left on

the bird, either secure the skin with a few T-pins placed

inside the stuffi ng cavity or overlap the skin from both

sides of the cavity and pin it together inside the stuffi ng

cavity. Th e important thing here is to cover the breast

meat with skin and to conceal the T-pins inside the

cavity.

Cut circles of heavy aluminum foil approximately 4 inches

in diameter to cover each leg bone knuckle of all the hero

chickens. Place one circle of foil at the end of each leg

bone knuckle. Press the foil around the bone so that it

covers the bone and a little of the skin adjacent to the bone.

Position the legs of each bird close together and tie with

one wrap of cotton string to hold the legs in position.