This is my second attempt at brining. Once you get the hang of it(like most things) ....it's so simple! My daughter doesn't usually like turkey because it's usually dry. But after the first turkey .....she was like "MoM! You have to make it like this FOREVER" it was so good. Can't wait to see how this one comes out. Thanks for the garlic idea too!
I also included 1 tbs. oregano and 3 cloves of garlic. Perfect turkey.
Good stuff. We soaked our bird in this for about 24 hours. I rubbed olive oil on the turkey and put black pepper on it before I indirect grilled it on my Weber kettle grill. Absolutely fantastic!
THE BEST brine I've ever used. All of my guests said the turkey was the best one they'd ever had (8 guests)!! After brining I let the turkey sit for 2 hours put butter under the skin olive oil all over the top with salt and pepper. Took an apple and put 1/2 in the neck cavity and half inside the bird along with 1/2 an onion fresh sage rosemary and thyme and baked a 20 pound turkey for 4 1/2 hours. The additional thing I do is take.all the giblets and the neck and put them In a small saucepan with salt and pepper and water. I use that to baste the turkey every 30 minutes or so and continue to add water as I use it back to the cooking giblets and neck. This makes the best gravy juice as well.
Everyone thought it was the best Turkey they had ever eaten. I also smoked the turkey after a 10 hour brine. Smoked at low heat (160F for 3 hours) then raised temp to 300F unit thermometer read 170F. Was perfect.
so I used this brine this year and it was PERFECT. I had a 23lb turkey and I needed to compensate for the size. the amount here I think is perfect for a smaller turkey but for a larger you need to double. that's what I did and I substituted the second gallon of water with apple juice and it was the best decision of my life!!!
Made for great grilled turkey. Family loved it. Great flavor and moist.
I have used this on around 5 times and it is great I like to add two boxes of chicken broth and less water. So in all one gallon of liquid
