Patio Daddio - Your Brine Was...

Arlin_MacRae · Nov 22, 2012

SUPERB!, Thank you!

I've never brined a bird before, Today I jumped in with both feet.
In one pot I did two breasts, and in another a single whole bird.
Because the added solutions in the breasts were a little high I backed the salt in that pot down to one cup. The whole bird drowned in the original recipe.
One of the breasts was for my boss/neighbor so I had a little pucker factor going. (chuckle)

Every one of them was perfect. I am SOLD on brining.

Thanks a ton!

Arlin

PatioDaddio · Nov 22, 2012

Arlin - That is high praise indeed, sir. I am very happy that the brine worked well for you.
Thanks for the feedback.

All the best,
John

gtr · Nov 23, 2012

So are one of you fellers gonna post the recipe or a link? :hungry:

jemezspring · Nov 23, 2012

Just want to chime in and say I too love the brine. Never used it on turkey but it is excellent with chicken. Very flavorful.

PatioDaddio · Nov 23, 2012

Here's the recipe.

John

gtr · Nov 23, 2012

The Old Bay and Chinese 5 spice in there are very intriguing - I will most definitely give that a shot. Thanks! :clap2:

MisterChrister · Nov 23, 2012

gtr said:
The Old Bay and Chinese 5 spice in there are very intriguing - I will most definitely give that a shot. Thanks! :clap2:

That's what I thought too. I half-expected it to have an exotic flavor, but it wasn't odd at all. More erotic than exotic! Sexy damn bird!!

Time_1 · Nov 23, 2012

I used the same brine recipe, the guests and I loved it! Thanks again PD!

captndan · Nov 23, 2012

Yup, I used it and the bird was great. That's a keeper for sure.

Big George's BBQ · Nov 23, 2012

I used the brine last year and it was excellent I did not brine this year :sad: and the white meat was a little dry. I also went by my temp gauge Tookk bird off @ 176 The pop up was already up- unsure for how long. Will definately brine next time

Al Czervik · Nov 23, 2012

I used John's brine on a 12.5# fresh bird and it was the tastiest turkey I have ever prepared. Thanks John! :mrgreen:

Skidder · Nov 23, 2012

Johns brine recipe has been our go to since he posted it. If anyone hasn't checked out Johns blog your crazy if ya don't. He has some fantastic recipes on there. His cranberry/orange bbq sauce has always been a hit. Another great one is his New Years stew on a cold fall or winter day with a huge hunk of crusty bread.

PatioDaddio · Nov 23, 2012

Skidder said:
Johns brine recipe has been our go to since he posted it. If anyone hasn't checked out Johns blog your crazy if ya don't. He has some fantastic recipes on there. His cranberry/orange bbq sauce has always been a hit. Another great one is his New Years stew on a cold fall or winter day with a huge hunk of crusty bread.

I'm really glad that you dig the cranberry-orange BBQ sauce. It's great on turkey.

John

Pig Daddy · Nov 23, 2012

I too tried your brine. It was excellent. Wish I had seen the recipe for the cranberry/orange bbq sauce. :sad: I think that would have put it over the top! At any rate, my turkey was the first to be eaten and folks were asking if I had more.

Took some photos.

Started with a clean slate - a farm raised, fresh HO-KA...

Next, I had the little munchkin squeeze the fresh orange and lemon juice...

Then after sitting in the brine overnight, onto my 26 1/2 inch Weber One Touch...

The finsihed product...

Absolutley delicious!

On a side note, I've tried posting to your blog, but it keeps asking that I re-type the alpha code (guess it considers me a robot) and when I do it states try again as its wrong. Love your blog!

Will work for bbq · Nov 23, 2012

Gotta give props as well, this is my third year using the brine smoke one and roast one in the oven and everyone loves it. :thumb:

PatioDaddio · Nov 23, 2012

Thanks, bro! I must say that it's very humbling to play just a very small part
in the success of such a traditional and revered meal. As a cook there are
very few things that are better.

Thanks again, brothers and sisters!

John

LMAJ · Nov 23, 2012

Has anyone used this on Chicken?

mytmouz · Nov 23, 2012

I used it again as well, I had a family member who 'doesn't like turkey' go back for thirds, lol...

TravelingJ · Nov 23, 2012

PatioDaddio said:
Thanks, bro! I must say that it's very humbling to play just a very small part
in the success of such a traditional and revered meal. As a cook there are
very few things that are better.

Thanks again, brothers and sisters!

John

It worked great for us. Was super easy to use (and managed to find all the spices at a Penzeys when I was restocking) My girlfriend is super nutty about the meal being traditional. This was our first year away from her family when the holiday hit, and I convinced her to go for a smoked turkey. The leftovers today still showed a great flavor.

gtr · Nov 24, 2012

LMAJ said:
Has anyone used this on Chicken?

Not yet - but that's what I have in mind! I won't be able to do it this weekend, but it's gonna happen soon - within the next 2 weeks.

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