What do you place your meat in for brining?

Plaid Palace · 01-20-2013, 08:58 PM

This isn't a topic about how to brine, or what brine to use but a topic of what do you put your meat in when you brine? And what not to place your meat in when you brine?

Before I used an aluminum bucket that would be use to hold champagne or beer on ice. Would this be ok to us for future brines?

JohnHB · 01-20-2013, 09:04 PM

I wouldn't use aluminium. For me stainless steel or appropriate plastic is better. You could place a big plastic bag in your aluminium bucket.
John

Plaid Palace · 01-20-2013, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnHB

I wouldn't use aluminium. For me stainless steel or appropriate plastic is better. You could place a big plastic bag in your aluminium bucket.
John

thought someone might say this. what about placing it in a garbage bag into the aluminum bucket?

BTW, the bucket doesn't say it is aluminum I am just assuming since it was 10 bucks at Target.

colonel00 · 01-20-2013, 09:08 PM

I have always heard to not use metal containers and I have just gone with that. I can't argue for or against it. I just trusted those that were saying it. Personally, If I am doing a big batch, I have a large 4 gallon plastic container with a lid I picked up from Restaurant Depot. I have also seen suitable things at Sam's. Some people will just use coolers that have been well cleaned and bleached. I have also seen people use smaller things like bus tubs or just large leftover storage containers.

MS2SB · 01-20-2013, 09:09 PM

I use a standard 5-gallon bucket. Or a small igloo cooler. Seems that a plastic bag inside of the bucket you currently use would work just fine.

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code3rrt · 01-20-2013, 09:09 PM

My cooks are mostly small enough that I just use zip lock bags, for the bigger stuff such as whole chickens I use a small ice chest(plastic).

Kenbo · 01-20-2013, 09:12 PM

I use my Igloo cooler, washed well before and after. I add the meat, pour in brine and fill with ice. Still plent of ice 24 hours later.

woodbutcher1 · 01-20-2013, 09:49 PM

I use and have several different gallon size Food Grade buckets with lids.

SirBBQ · 01-20-2013, 09:52 PM

When doing turkeys I use a 5 gallon bucket...put in my brine...bag of ice and the turkeys...in November it can properly sit overnight here in KY without any issue...

SirBBQ · 01-20-2013, 09:53 PM

BTW: make sure you use food grade type containers/bags...a trash bag is not food grade most likely...

Bludawg · 01-20-2013, 11:44 PM

I use a ZIP bag for small stuff like chicken if I have allot or something big it's the Igloo cooler. If you have a spare fridge with room a Homer bucket is a good choice.

martyleach · 01-20-2013, 11:48 PM

I use a stainless bigggg stainless steel bowl or a turkey bag (plastic).

Militant83 · 01-20-2013, 11:56 PM

Anything the meat will fit in.... Eventually i want to get various sizes of cambro food storage containers.

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sethga · 01-21-2013, 12:05 AM

^Cambro FTW.. I have a 2 gallon one. If I need to, I bust out food grade buckets from the homebrew collection..

gettinbasted · 01-21-2013, 12:10 AM

^^ cambro containers are the best

01-20-2013, 08:58 PM	#1
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01-20-2013, 09:04 PM	#2
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01-20-2013, 09:08 PM	#4
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01-20-2013, 09:09 PM	#5
MS2SB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-28-10 Location: Bothell, WA	I use a standard 5-gallon bucket. Or a small igloo cooler. Seems that a plastic bag inside of the bucket you currently use would work just fine. Sent from my SGH-i917 using Board Express __________________ Traeger lil Tex, 2 Weber 22.5", UDS "Go Cougs!" They call me "Dave" [B]Original Noobian Warlord [/B]Loser of Known Space

01-20-2013, 09:09 PM	#6
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01-20-2013, 09:12 PM	#7
Kenbo Found some matches. Join Date: 12-05-12 Location: Round Rock, TX	I use my Igloo cooler, washed well before and after. I add the meat, pour in brine and fill with ice. Still plent of ice 24 hours later. __________________ Ken: UDS - new/learning; New Braunfels - offset with a few mods; Char-Broil gasser

01-20-2013, 09:49 PM	#8
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01-20-2013, 09:52 PM	#9
SirBBQ Got Wood. Join Date: 03-09-12 Location: Kentucky	When doing turkeys I use a 5 gallon bucket...put in my brine...bag of ice and the turkeys...in November it can properly sit overnight here in KY without any issue... __________________ Adam Boca \| Bowling Green, KY \| @adamboca \| Facebook: Adam Boca \| 1 Large BGE \| 1 Medium BGE

01-20-2013, 09:53 PM	#10
SirBBQ Got Wood. Join Date: 03-09-12 Location: Kentucky	BTW: make sure you use food grade type containers/bags...a trash bag is not food grade most likely... __________________ Adam Boca \| Bowling Green, KY \| @adamboca \| Facebook: Adam Boca \| 1 Large BGE \| 1 Medium BGE

01-20-2013, 11:44 PM	#11
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	I use a ZIP bag for small stuff like chicken if I have allot or something big it's the Igloo cooler. If you have a spare fridge with room a Homer bucket is a good choice. __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

01-20-2013, 11:48 PM	#12
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01-20-2013, 11:56 PM	#13
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01-21-2013, 12:05 AM	#14
sethga Got Wood. Join Date: 10-24-12 Location: Maple Shade, NJ	^Cambro FTW.. I have a 2 gallon one. If I need to, I bust out food grade buckets from the homebrew collection..

01-21-2013, 12:10 AM	#15
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