Abstract: A method is provided for making a food product from a drumstick having a first end including a portion of a thigh joint, a second end including a portion of a foot joint, a bone extending between the first and second ends and meat surrounding at least a portion of the bone. The method includes making a first cut completely through the drumstick generally perpendicular to the bone and at least a first predetermined distance from the first end to remove the first end and making a second cut completely through the drumstick generally perpendicular to the bone and at least a second predetermined distance from the second end to remove the second end. The remaining mid-portion of the drumstick is a food product including most of the meat of the drumstick surrounding a remaining portion of the bone.