I have never brined anything and still haven't. However, it was my best friends idea to brine the Christmas turkey this year.
Yesterday morning he prepared the brine which included salt, apple juice, vegetable broth, and spices. It sat in this brine most of the day and night.
It went in this morning at 8 and was done cooking at 2 this afternoon. Brining took at least two hours off of the cooking time.
The turkey was also very moist and easy to carve. The only thing it also did was make the gravy a bit salty, which can easily be fixed next time.
It didn't alter the taste of the turkey meat. I would have hoped for all of this work, I would have been able to taste something in the meat.
I am a little bit of mixed opinion on this. It's worth trying once, but ordinary people rarely have two days to prepare a turkey for a big dinner. If you do that's great, but Christmas is stressful enough, without having another thing to worry about.
Thanks for reading!
Lynn
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