Whole chickens frozen the thawed?

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cmt ag

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Feb 24, 2015
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So I took out three whole chickens Thursday morning and put in the fridge well then work happened so saturday I put them in a salt water brine in the fridge well now it's Tuesday and I want to smoke them are they still good to smoke?
 
Depends on how salty the brine is. A fairly low salt brine -like Pop's brine - would be fine. The chicken will obtain equilibrium. If the brine is too salty it'll be awful chicken.
 
don't know about how salty they will be... think the texture is what's gonna be compromised .. just go ahead and smoke em anyways maybe take them to a little higher IT ....
 
It also depends on personal preference. I have let chicken brine for 2-3 times longer than recommended and still thought it tasted fine. Hope it turns out good.
 
Should be O.K. as J.D. said.
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