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To brine or not to brine

KateJuly2013KateJuly2013 member
edited November 2014 in July 2013 Moms
Do you brine your turkey?
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To brine or not to brine 55 votes

Brining is the only way to go
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No brine here
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  • KateJuly2013KateJuly2013 member
    Makes the meat mushy. Dry rub and aromatics in this house.
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  • martyn17martyn17 member
    I have never been in charge of the turkey, but I've never brined my roasted chickens.  I prefer an herb and olive oil rub and would probably do the same for a turkey.  
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  • EagleWifeEagleWife member
    We did it once and it wasn't worth all of the extra ingredients (and SALT!) and trying to keep the brine cool enough, so we don't bother with it anymore. Basic roasted turkey with butter on the outside here :)
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    My mom always does the turkey and she doesn't brine. Just rubs it with olive oil and spices. It always turns out quite tasty.
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  • KateJuly2013KateJuly2013 member
    lizabethann06 said:

    This reminds me of the people that thought Brynne's name was pronounced " brine " after she was born. There were quite a few that got DH's text and were confused why would name our baby "brine."


    @-)
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  • new2011mommynew2011mommy member
    chiboo9 said:
    Look at you grownups talking about brining turkeys. I don't even know what that means.


    Haha! I do not know what it means either!

    Whenever I make a turkey, I just bake it in the oven and baste often with its juice. It has always come out really good.

     

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    KateJuly2013 said:
    Makes the meat mushy. Dry rub and aromatics in this house.
    And too salty. Yuck.
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  • Stacey099Stacey099 member
    :-?? No turkey eating here

     

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    maryannespier said:

    Stacey099 said:

    :-?? No turkey eating here

    Do you like tempeh? I have a good marinated tempeh recipe. That's sort of like brine.
    I'm always up for another good recipe!

     

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  • rondosarondosa member
    I've brined the last couple of years, and then follow the prep from the Martha Stewart cooking school cook book. I find I have to cut the brine solution to half strength and it works out perfectly. Her methods uses cheesecloth over the bird for part of the roasting (soaked in butter and wine). So good.

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