To learn how to remove the leg/thigh quarter, see the "Breaking Down a Chicken" pictorial. To learn how to separate the quarter, see "Chicken - Separating the Leg and Thigh" pictorial.

Lay the chicken thigh down on the cutting board with the skin side down. Locate the bone running through the center of the chicken thigh.

Make a slit all the way down the bone on both sides. Be careful not to cut all the way through. You are just exposing the bone.

Pick up the thigh. Fold both sides of the thigh back with the bone in the center. Carefully slide the tip of the knife under the bone in the center. Swipe straight down to release one side of the bone from the meat.

Lay the thigh out flat once more. Lift the loose side of the bone. Cut the meat around the bone to loosen it.

Remove the bone and any surrounding cartilage.