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You Shouldn't Always Shred Chicken For Chicken Salad. Here's Why By Maria Scinto Sept. 26, 2025 6:20 pm EST

What's your go-to method for making chicken salad? Some people may hand-shred the chicken, others use a mixer to do the shredding , while still others dice it into chunks. Is there one method that's universally acknowledged as the best, though? Matt Harding, chief innovation officer at fast casual restaurant chain Piada Italian Street Food , says no, not really. As he told The Takeout, "It's a combination of what you are looking for in presentation, flavor, and mouthfeel."

In Harding's opinion, you can go either shredded or cubed if you're making a standard mayonnaise-based salad, even one lightened up with yogurt . With certain other bases, however

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