tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post1656249139511031213..comments2024-01-12T18:41:52.560-05:00Comments on Dave's Cupboard: Thanksgiving Turkey: To Brine or Not to Brine?Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17866627809585257034noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-43733563665182526152010-11-12T07:04:08.896-05:002010-11-12T07:04:08.896-05:00My West Virginia Grandmother was the best cook eve...My West Virginia Grandmother was the best cook ever and she always soaked poultry overnight in salt water. Cut up a chicken, put it in your salt water, and watch it draw the blood out. Nevermind it will kill any organism but Staphylococcus aureus...which the heat should finish off.<br /><br />Commercial brine in the bag? Um, have you ever watched poultry processing, how they wash every slaughtered bird in the same bath that ends up being fecal soup?<br /><br />Brine the bird, Dave. Frying, smoking, baking...brine the damn bird!<br /><br />TreeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-30378868631698650802010-11-10T23:10:26.263-05:002010-11-10T23:10:26.263-05:00My recipe for turkey? Simple, and delicious:
1 G...My recipe for turkey? Simple, and delicious:<br /><br />1 Get up on time (or at least before dinner) on Thanksgiving morning (this is an important, even critical step)<br /><br />2 Drive to ma's house<br /><br />3 Sit down at table and start banging forks around and stealing off the appetizer tray.<br /><br />4 Wait to be served delicious turkey and side dishes<br /><br />5 Fuck yeah!!! ;) *burp*<br /> <br /><br />BTW, man, just thought I'd let ya know your old pal Astro has "moved" - new blog, new site - HERE: http://screengrab.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Stop on by and update your blog-roll, won't ya? ;)J. Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572640647802774445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-53139932040549032502010-11-10T17:31:44.986-05:002010-11-10T17:31:44.986-05:00Sometimes i brine, sometimes i put herbs and butte...Sometimes i brine, sometimes i put herbs and butter under the skin. I know brining helps alot, i did pork and chicken recently and they were soooo good!<br />What would you think about reviewing a product for me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-31220755115744662212010-11-10T11:14:05.107-05:002010-11-10T11:14:05.107-05:00First - Get the turkey from Tony....
Second- Yes b...First - Get the turkey from Tony....<br />Second- Yes brine, but a flavor brine ie/apple cider, etc... 24-48 hours. <br />Third- Dry on a rack (under refrigeration) for at least 12 hours. 24 is better.<br />Fourth - Start the smoker off cool and let it slowly ramp up to 300 plus. Great skin and unbelievable goodness!Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-25436428807197184672010-11-10T10:26:20.365-05:002010-11-10T10:26:20.365-05:00Whenever I smoke a beef brisket or even ribs, I us...Whenever I smoke a beef brisket or even ribs, I use a brine for at least a few hours. <br /> The past few years I have been making a buffalo style turkey breast for Thanksgiving. Melt both butter and hotsauce and make a typical buffalo style sauce. Then I inject it into the turkey with one of those hypodermic food injector thingies. The turkey comes out great with the fat in the butter helping keep the turkey nice and moist.bboyer66https://www.blogger.com/profile/00034412389265028897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-29855920195262551592010-11-10T10:00:55.809-05:002010-11-10T10:00:55.809-05:00We fry ours in a big pot of peanut oil just about ...We fry ours in a big pot of peanut oil just about every year, so no brining necessary; or even recommended. But on the off year I don't feel like frying, my wife bakes the bird the old fashioned way. <br /><br />No brining done then either. Butter and herbs go under the skin before cooking. Cover it with foil until the last 35 minutes, and broil for 3 minutes to crisp the skin real good. The bird comes out dripping moist and and stays that way allt the way throughout sandwhich days.icecycle66http://trueliberty.usnoreply@blogger.com