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Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

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    Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

    Here's the recipe I used for my first turkey and it turned out awesome. Last year I forgot to brine and it wasn't nearly as good. Thought I'd pass it on for those who are cooking this year


    http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/ ... avy-105729

    another recipe w/brining from the Splendid Table
    http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/re ... rkey.shtml
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    Re: Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

    We always brine - they're SO good. Glad yours turned out yummy!
    Wife to NSG out of training, mom to 2, 10 & 8, and a beagle with wings.

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      Re: Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

      it works really well for chicken, too (even pieces/parts).

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        Re: Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

        I've only made turkey once...and I brined it....but then when I used the drippings to make gravy, the gravy was way too salty....the turkey itself wasn't, but the drippings were. Was that a function of the brining? Or was my brine to salty to begin with. It was a couple of years ago and I don't remember the recipe I used or anything. The turkey was great though!
        Mom of 3, Veterinarian

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          Re: Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

          Did you rinse the bird after removing it from the brine?

          I've used the Alton Brown dealio every time I've made turkey. The first time I made it the bird itself came out too salty because I didn't use the recommended amount of water in the brine (didn't have a big enough bucket). Culinary genius, that. It came out tasty the next two times I made it, though. I'm off the hook this year.
          Married to a hematopathologist seven years out of training.
          Raising three girls, 11, 9, and 2.

          “That was the thing about the world: it wasn't that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn't expect.”
          ― Lev Grossman, The Magician King

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            Re: Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

            I just saw a jar of "special brine with herbs" at my local grocer. Looked like a great idea to duplicate at home as I saw the small jar was $7.00! We always brine our turkey but had never thought of adding spice too.

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              Re: Ladies it's all in the brining - Turkey success!!!

              I just put the kids in the car with all my baked goods and drive 3 miles to my mommie's house. Perfect turkey. I don't have a clue as to how she cooks it. :P
              Veronica
              Mother of two ballerinas and one wild boy

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