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11-16-2009, 11:50 PM | #1 |
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The Ultimate Thanksgiving Turkey Brine (pic)
I've tried many brine concoctions for my holiday birds, and I've settled on this one, at least for now. Give it a try and drop me a line to tell me what you think. This recipe works very well for both smoking or traditional roasting, and with Thanksgiving just days away, there's not really a better time to post it.
Ingredients
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11-17-2009, 01:24 AM | #2 |
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Thanks for the recipe.. Sounds like a winner!
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11-17-2009, 07:22 AM | #3 |
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I am getting ready to do one for our company Thanksgiving lunch next thursday. Thanks for the recipe. I have done one before but didn't have that many ingredients.
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11-17-2009, 07:38 AM | #4 |
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I will definitely have to try this one out...thanx!
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11-17-2009, 07:49 AM | #5 |
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assuming 2 gallons is the standard go to, this is my brine, take about a 1/4 gallon of water, boil it, dissolve 2 cups brown, 2 cups kosher. Let cool. Add concentrate to 1 1/2 gallons of water, a cup of Jack Daniel, half gallon of apple cider. Im not a fan of brining with citrus, fear of almost cooking the bird, but im gonna try and throw some old bay in there.
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11-17-2009, 08:49 AM | #6 |
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thanks John! might have to give that a try next week!
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11-17-2009, 10:29 AM | #7 |
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I might have to give this a try. I guess I could use my big-enough cooler for the container instead of a bucket - I would just need to clean and sanitize it at least twice before and after using.
It looks like a really good recipe.
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11-17-2009, 10:34 AM | #8 |
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^^^ get urself some of the 10 or 20 gallon ziploc storage bags, double them up, and pack it in ice, no sanitation needed
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11-17-2009, 10:38 AM | #9 | |
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11-17-2009, 11:38 AM | #10 |
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Thanks! I'm going to give this one a try this weekend.
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11-12-2010, 07:45 AM | #11 |
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how would you change this for an enhanced bird? cut the salt to a half a cup?
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11-12-2010, 08:44 AM | #12 |
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11-12-2010, 09:37 AM | #13 |
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I'm putting that one in my book for future use! Thanks
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11-12-2010, 09:49 AM | #14 |
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thanks john, every year i get a turkey from work. And since I'm rarely in charge of cooking a turkey for our big family meal - I get a freebie to experiment with. Last year I smoked my freebie turkey w/o brine. This year, it's gettin your brine - thanks man.
joe p.s. I'll try to document the process and give you props on the forum.
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11-12-2010, 09:57 AM | #15 |
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That sounds great, going to try it in in about a week!
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