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How to carve a 30-pound Thanksgiving turkey in under 5 mins. (Video)

Chef Brian Baer carves up this 29-pound turkey for the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Facebook Live audience Friday.
29-pound turkey cooked to  perfection. (Clark/²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)
A 29-pound turkey cooked to perfection. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Letese Clark)
The Amphora Catering team (from left Marketing Assistant Francesca Doimo, Director Angela Cholakis, Chef Brian Baer and ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ morning drive host Joan Jones. (Courtesy of Angela Cholakis)
The Amphora Catering team (from left Marketing Assistant Francesca Doimo, Director Angela Cholakis, Chef Brian Baer and ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ morning drive host Joan Jones. (Courtesy of Angela Cholakis)
Nothing is complete without stuffing and gravy (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
A Thanksgiving meal isn’t complete without stuffing and gravy. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kelley Vlahos)
Glazed yams (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Glazed yams at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kelley Vlahos)
Succulent vegetarian stuffing (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Succulent vegetarian stuffing. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kelley Vlahos)
Sage stuffing (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Sage stuffing at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kelley Vlahos)
Pumpkin and Apple Pies (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
We tried to leave room for pumpkin and apple pies (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kelley Vlahos)
Brian Baer, the chef (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Chef Brian Baer, who works full time as director of food and beverage at Stoneleigh Golf & Country Club in Round Hill, Virginia, but helps out on the holidays. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kelley Vlahos)
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29-pound turkey cooked to  perfection. (Clark/²ÝÝ®´«Ã½)
The Amphora Catering team (from left Marketing Assistant Francesca Doimo, Director Angela Cholakis, Chef Brian Baer and ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ morning drive host Joan Jones. (Courtesy of Angela Cholakis)
Nothing is complete without stuffing and gravy (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Glazed yams (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Succulent vegetarian stuffing (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Sage stuffing (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Pumpkin and Apple Pies (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)
Brian Baer, the chef (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Vlahos)

WASHINGTON — You’ve brined, you’ve seasoned, you buttered up and cooked your turkey to near perfection. Now, how to present this perfect bird to the table with the appropriate flourish?

, who works full time as director of food and beverage at Stoneleigh Golf & Country Club in Round Hill, Virginia, but helps out on the holidays, stopped by the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ newsroom. The Amphora crew filled a table with culinary delights, including a 29-pound turkey.

Baer has the slicing skills of a seasoned sous chef and the strategic thinking of a general, as he advances on the main course and does his magic. Watch the Facebook Live of the event and check out the rest of the feast in the gallery.

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