Has anyone here ever brined a turkey? I would like to try it, but I have never spoken to anyone who has ever done it. The chefs all over FoodNetwork all swear by it, but I would like a real life opinion.
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I brined mine for the first time this year. It was moist and delicious. I will brine every year now.
I just did one...turned out very moist.
I’ve been brining turkey for about ten years. I’ll never go back to roasting it the old fashioned way. It’s always moist and tender. The trick is to remember that a brined turkey will cook faster than a regular one.
I use a brine recipe on allrecipes dot com.
Brine is basically salt and water with seasonings. Look on your turkey package and what does it list - water and salt. I’ve never brined a turkey and have never had a dry turkey. I’ve never added any extra seasonings because we want to taste turkey.
The last few years I’ve been cooking mine breast side down because it gives a much more moist breast. There are several downsides to cooking it this way because the breast skin doesn’t crisp up and he comes out of the oven ugly as sin and he’s difficult to turn back right side up unless you’ve got some serious arm muscle. However, if you’re into taste over presentation then that’s the way to go.
I suggest you not do it unless you want to be stuck bringing the turkey every stinking year.
"Oh please HTB, won't you do the turkey again? Yours is always so moist, tender and tasty."
I had to get up at 6:30am to put that monster in the oven.
Oh well... it was good. And I got told that I need to do the Christmas one too. And a leg of lamb.
:sigh:
We had it today for the 2nd Thanksgiving.My son is the cook at the Firehouse and made it for everyone today.Now I crave it.Really good.
Once you brine a turkey, you will never go back. Moist, and delicious.