Innovative food and health hacks are always welcome. Recently, Mandy Klentz (Tik Tok user @raising_krazies) shared a โnewfoundโ method of stripping chicken breasts of unwanted sections.
โOkay so Iโm starting to cook dinner. I learned something recently that I thought was so cool and I wanted to share.โ
Get ready to change the way you look at raw chicken.


Mandy begins to share her work. She seems genuinely enthused and as bubbly as a bee.
Slapped across her video reads the caption, โthe best cooking hack ever!โ
Okay, so sheโs being a bit hyperbolic, but itโs a mighty useful cooking trick.


She proceeds to pick up a light chicken breast, showing it off to the camera,
โThis is just an organic breast tenderloin.โ
Nice, she sticks to high quality meats. But she doesnโt like everything she sees.
Somethingโs amissโฆ


She quickly notices an unwanted tendon. Her dictionโs rather derogatory. She really dislikes tendon.
โBut do you guys see this nasty little chicken tendon thatโs in there?โ
Harsh. But yes, yes we do. What of it?


The tendonโs been singled out โ it doesnโt stand a chance.
โI donโt know if maybe Iโm just late to the gameโฆโ


The exposition continues,
โBut I learned that if you take a forkโฆโ
Interesting. Time to get our hands dirty, literally and figuratively.
If youโre not comfortable with gore or guts, turn away (just kiddingโฆ kinda).


Here goes,
โYou slip the tendon into the middle of the fork.โ
Wow, I guess this is about to get a little surgical.
Time for some culinary deep cuts. Hopefully something for even the most untrained chefs (like myself).
She proceeds to slip the tip of the tendon between the teeth of her silver fork. Next, she takes a paper towel in her opposite hand to counter the tendonโs slippery exterior, applying pressure to the white tip with her fingers.


Interesting, I wonder where this is goingโฆ
She proceeds to apply more force, dislodging the tendon from its vessel,
โYou grab the tendon and you just push downโฆ you can pull the whole thing out!!!!โ
The tendon slips right out of the breast.
A slight grin slides across her face. Sheโs maybe a little too happy, but the results speak for themselves.


Sheโs ecstatic at the results. Itโs actually kind of gruesome, come to think of itโฆ Like food surgery. I hope I didnโt just spoil your appetite.
She holds her work up to the camera for an easy viewing.


She canโt contain her excitement at all,
โDid anybody else know this? I literally thought this was like the coolest thing ever.โ
A nifty little culinary trick, indeed. Mandy explains her inspiration for the video to Bored Panda. The videoโs popularity comes as a huge surprise,
โI Googled how to remove the chicken tendon because I hate the chewy parts of the chicken in recipes and there was a really old video of someone doing this from years ago! I tried it and it worked. I thought it was really cool but I certainly didnโt imagine 4 million other people thinking it was also.โ


Well, there you have it โ a quick and efficient way to remove unwanted tendon from a chicken breast, courtesy of Mandy Klentz. You only need a fork and hands (and an optional paper towel).
Iโd imagine the next step is to simply dispose of the removed tendon. Now you can finally prep that beautiful dish youโve been yearning for, savoring the best parts of the breast.
I wonder what other neat little cooking hacks are out there. I personally need many, many more.
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