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04-10-2013, 04:59 PM | #1 |
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Location: Little Rock, AR
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Does brining affect the skin of a bird?
I'm new to brining (and to the forum, clearly) and I've made good use of the search function here. I've gotten a lot of good info.
I'm wanting to know if brining chicken thighs/drums is going to affect the skin and the bite? If so, should I be removing them prior to the brine and working the fat off then? If not, just work on fat removal after the brine? |
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04-10-2013, 06:23 PM | #2 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-08-13
Location: michigan
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I have not had a problem with brineing . But what kind of brine will you be useing ??
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04-10-2013, 06:23 PM | #3 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 03-19-13
Location: Suwanee, GA
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Are you looking for chicken for yourself and family, or competition chicken?
We don't brine either way, but we do mop our chicken when it is for our consumption. Our competition thighs we do scrape the fat off the back of the skin and toothpick it back onto the thigh, then use an aluminum dish to smoke them in with some pads of butter to keep them moist. I have seen some people brine chicken and they leave the skin on through the process and then do not scrape the fat prior to smoking. I guess it helps to break down the fat prior to smoking (?).
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04-10-2013, 06:40 PM | #4 |
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I brine most of my chicken at home. No it doesn't affect the skin in any way.
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04-10-2013, 07:05 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: 04-03-10
Location: Cypress TX
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This!
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04-10-2013, 08:13 PM | #6 |
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I haven't really noticed that much difference as far as the skin goes. If i remember right I have read here where some folks will rinse and dry the chicken after brining, and then put it in the refer uncovered for a few hours to get the texture they like.
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04-10-2013, 09:29 PM | #7 |
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When I Dry Brine the skin always seems crispy-r and at the same time moist in the finished product. Seems contradictory but with the dry process thats what I've come to realize. Ask PatioDaddio about his approach, which is tried and true tested. Plenty of threads about brine.
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04-10-2013, 09:32 PM | #8 |
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No. Temperature affects the skin of the bird!
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04-10-2013, 10:30 PM | #9 | |
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I think that brining will certainly affect the skin later, because it hydrates the skin more and adding more moisture will make it cook differently than NOT adding more moisture to it.
Now how MUCH does it affect it? I don't think a lot. In fact, I think brine or no brine, if you cook one bird low and slow in a 250 degree smoker and you cook one bird in a 375 degree smoker, the first one (lower temp) will have a more rubbery skin, while the higher temp one will have a crispier skin. One way to help with the superhydrated skin after brining is to remove the chicken from the brine and put on a wire rack in a pan or on a sheet and leave in the fridge UNCOVERED for a while to DEhydrate the skin and allow it to tighten up. I leave whole chickens and whole turkeys in the fridge like this for a couple of hours to overnight if I can to allow for this. Either way....as said above.....TEMP will more affect the skin than brining. Now....depending on if you're looking for "bite through" skin or "crispy" skin.....there are many other factors that will affect both and brining is the least of your worries. Quote:
This is why dehydrating the skin will help with crispiness while the brining process will still greatly affect the actual meat of the bird.
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04-11-2013, 01:14 PM | #10 | |
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Thanks for the input guys. |
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04-11-2013, 09:41 PM | #11 |
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Join Date: 05-26-07
Location: Southern California
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Yes, temp does. But as my buddy Wampus said....
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