Deboning knife

A cutting tool for removing the tenders from a poultry carcass, said cutting tool comprises:

• a cutting element;
• and
• a handle attached to said cutting element, wherein said cutting tool is generally S-shaped;
• said cutting element comprises left and right blades;
• each of said left and right blades comprises first and second edges, inner and outer side surfaces, a proximal end attached to said handle, and a distal end having a pointed tip;
• wherein said first edge of each left and right blade is sharpened for cutting, said left and right blades are positioned in side by side relationship with said inner side surface of the left blade facing toward said inner side surface of the right blade, and said outer side surface of the left blade facing away from said outer side surface of the right blade;
• said cutting element further comprises a length and width, wherein said length is a distance along the cutting element extending from the pointed tips of the left and right blades to the handle, and said width extends between the outer side surfaces of the respective left and right blades;
• and
• the width varies along the length of the cutting element to include first and second enlarged portions on the cutting element, wherein said first enlarged portion is located along the length between the handle and the pointed tips, and the second enlarged portion is located at the pointed tips.