A woman has shared a simple and mess-free method to shred chicken that doesn’t involve using a fork or any gadget – and it could change how you meal prep for good
A woman claims to have found the best way to shred chicken in seconds (stock image)(Image: Vladimir Mironov via Getty Images)
When it comes to getting your daily dose of protein, chicken is usually the go-to source for most people. While a single 85g serving of chicken breast contains about 24 to 26 grams of protein, it also provides B vitamins and essential minerals like selenium and zinc.
Eating skinless, lean cuts of chicken has been proven to support muscle maintenance, aid weight management, and deliver vital micronutrients with fewer calories and lower saturated fat than many red meats. And besides the health benefits, there’s also several different things you can do with chicken, making it versatile and perfect for most dishes.
While some recipes are fine with you leaving the piece of chicken as it is, or possibly just dice it up into smaller sections, it can sometimes be beneficial to shred it up. This will be especially good if you want to do create a delicious chicken salad, make a comforting chicken soup, or try Tom Holland’s favourite meal, the Chicken Véronique.
But this process can often be messy and create even more dishes that will have to be cleaned. But now, one woman named Marina Silva claims to have discovered an even simpler and far less messy way to shred chicken, which she shared on TikTok.
How to shred chicken in seconds
“A life hack that I live by, that you need, is literally how to shred chicken,” Marina said as she revealed she’d been using the specific hack for the past six years.
“Instead of using a fork. Literally, just take your warm chicken, you put it in a container,” she explained, demonstrating with large chunks of chicken placed inside a sizeable plastic container, before securing the lid for the next stage.
The following step involved nothing more than vigorously shaking the container. As she did so, viewers watched the chicken separate and shred itself right before their eyes.
“It’s good work out. Not gonna lie,” she remarked once finished, before lifting the lid to display perfectly shredded chicken.
“Look at this. Shredded chicken,” she said. “You’re welcome.”
One viewer commented: “I’m gonna have to get out of bed at 11pm to go COOK chicken to test this. BRB.”
Another wrote: “I mean I just bought a chicken shredder but okay.”
Others proceeded to share their own preferred techniques for shredding chicken. While many revealed they purchased specialist meat shredding gadgets, some claimed everyday kitchen tools could achieve the same result.
“Just be using one of these. And I hate taking it out,” one person revealed, sharing a photograph of an electric whisk.
Another viewer also recommended: “Once you get a KitchenAid you can just chuck it in there and it’s amazing.”
