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Step 1. Hold the turkey upright with backbone facing you. Cut through the turkey to one side of the backbone with a chef's knife or kitchen shears. Repeat on the other side. The backbone will fall away.

Step 1. Hold the turkey upright with backbone facing you. Cut through the turkey to one side of the backbone with a chef's knife or kitchen shears. Repeat on the other side. The backbone will fall away.