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View Full Version : Turkey! Lynette 11-24-2006, 08:02 AM This was my first attempt at brining a turkey and it was the *best* turkey ever! Even the leftover white meat isn't all dry and you could eat it without drowning it in gravy or cranbery to help choke it down. I dunno why I didn't do it before but if you are making a turkey for Christmas, ya gotta try this! LMS 11-24-2006, 08:16 AM how long did it take? Lynette 11-24-2006, 08:59 AM To brine? You soak it for 8-24 hours. To cook, it was a 21lb bird so about 5 hours. KaisaG 11-28-2006, 09:14 AM Pardon me for being slow... but you just soaked it in saltwater??? Isn't that what brine means? Lynette 11-28-2006, 03:07 PM Yeah, I think why they say "brine" rather than "saltwater" has to do with how much salt per gallon or something?? But yeah, basically that is what it is (kosher salt, not table salt) and made a HUGE difference! Something about the salt absorbing so it retains the water and doesn't dry out? LMS 11-28-2006, 03:26 PM wow, that's so cool. We'll hafta try that. We normally marinate the turkey in corona becky 11-28-2006, 03:59 PM wow these are all new to me. I have only made a turkey the old fashioned way and it was a hit and miss everytime. Now we just get our smoked turkey from Texas so we dont do anything more than opne the box and eat it. meeg124 11-28-2006, 04:01 PM Brining does make the turkey super moist but takes some planning. It's hard for me to be that organized :) Lynette 11-28-2006, 07:28 PM Brining does make the turkey super moist but takes some planning. It's hard for me to be that organized :) LOL! I am not organized at all, I just bought a fresh turkey rather than frozen so I didn't have to think so much :D |