Need Quick thaw advice!!

I like Bigbutts · 11-21-2012, 07:30 AM

ok guys....got a 9# turkey breast. Put in fridge sun morn to thaw.....STILL PARTIALLY frozen.....Can I go ahead and put in brine?? Any quick advice will help....Thanks....

QansasjayhawQ · 11-21-2012, 07:33 AM

Yes - I've been in a similar situation - if the brine is at room temperature, it will help finish the thaw. Because the brine (probably) has a lot of salt in it, nothing will grow on the meat while it's in the brine. Make sure it's completely covered.

Brauma · 11-21-2012, 07:33 AM

x2 for go ahead and brine.

I like Bigbutts · 11-21-2012, 07:41 AM

Thanks brothers......fixin to take that bird for a swim!!!! Happy Thanksgiving....!!

I like Bigbutts · 11-21-2012, 08:57 AM

Guys I just gotta tell ya.......with all the horrible stuff happening politically and economically in our country.....went home and put that turkey in a "slurry" of salt, sugar, garlic powder, black pepper rub......and WAHHLAHHH!!!!! ...I FEEL BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11-21-2012, 07:30 AM	#1
I like Bigbutts Take a breath! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: forest, ms. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Need Quick thaw advice!! ok guys....got a 9# turkey breast. Put in fridge sun morn to thaw.....STILL PARTIALLY frozen.....Can I go ahead and put in brine?? Any quick advice will help....Thanks.... __________________ Jambo backyard (Big John) / Hurricane Katrina crippled Weber kettle (**** you Katrina) / LP cooktop / Friends call me the "One Eyed Porker"....What can I say...

11-21-2012, 07:33 AM	#2
QansasjayhawQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-21-06 Location: Lawrence, Kansas - The Great American Outback Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes - I've been in a similar situation - if the brine is at room temperature, it will help finish the thaw. Because the brine (probably) has a lot of salt in it, nothing will grow on the meat while it's in the brine. Make sure it's completely covered. __________________ We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. - Abraham Lincoln ------- One Moocow UDS! (Thanks, Shane!) http://www.moocowbbq.com/ Two Weber 22.5" kettles One Brinkmann Smoke'N PitMaster Deluxe One LARGE WSM! (special black glossy finish) w/Stoker! WooHoo! KCBS Member/KCBS Master CBJ #24295 Expect nothing - be ready for anything.

11-21-2012, 07:33 AM	#3
Brauma Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-04-05 Location: Goochland, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	x2 for go ahead and brine. __________________ Mark - part of Cat Sass BBQ Team. Community Development VP - Secret Squirrel Society (but we don't exist) Member: Mid Atlantic BBQ Association. Member: KCBS. CBJ # 31818 "Life's too short to drink cheap beer or eat crotchpot BBQ" NB Bandera - refurbished; Two Big Green Eggs: Poncho - Large, and Lefty - Small; Weber Kettles; 6' fire pit; Super fast Blue Thermapen

11-21-2012, 07:41 AM	#4
I like Bigbutts Take a breath! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: forest, ms. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks brothers......fixin to take that bird for a swim!!!! Happy Thanksgiving....!! __________________ Jambo backyard (Big John) / Hurricane Katrina crippled Weber kettle (**** you Katrina) / LP cooktop / Friends call me the "One Eyed Porker"....What can I say...

11-21-2012, 08:57 AM	#5
I like Bigbutts Take a breath! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: forest, ms. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Guys I just gotta tell ya.......with all the horrible stuff happening politically and economically in our country.....went home and put that turkey in a "slurry" of salt, sugar, garlic powder, black pepper rub......and WAHHLAHHH!!!!! ...I FEEL BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Jambo backyard (Big John) / Hurricane Katrina crippled Weber kettle (**** you Katrina) / LP cooktop / Friends call me the "One Eyed Porker"....What can I say...