Seems like every year there's a new phenomenon Thanksgiving about how to cook your turkey. From deep fried, to smoked, grilled, Boiled, flambeed, and wokked out, it feels like we've heard it all.
Well this year it's brined. Brined turkey this, soak your turkey brine that, but what the hell is brine anyways, and how do you brine a turkey?
Well, for starters, brine is basically
salt water, or water or nearly Saturated Saturated with salt. Brine has historically been Used to preserve vegetables, meats, fish, and cheese through a process called brining.
Brining is like marinating in that you soak your (in this case) turkey in the solution, but it's benefit in addition to flavoring is that it's supposed to facilitate the cooked meat stay moist. The explanation for why has to do with osmosis and denaturation ..... boooring. Let's just say As Long As It Is not dry, who cares why.
A simple brine can be easily made with sugar, salt, water, ice, and Flavor like herbs and spices. So now that you know what is brining, and why it might be worth a try, here are some recipes you can use to brine your own turkey this Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, or whenever.
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