brine or no brine

[dannylang]

was looking to smoke a chicken this weekend, i usually inject, instead of brine. i did not think that the brine would soak threw the skin. please help...

Danny Lang

 

[tropics]

 
was looking to smoke a chicken this weekend, i usually inject, instead of brine. i did not think that the brine would soak threw the skin. please help...

Danny Lang

Danny I brine all my birds and parts, 

Richie

 

[dannylang]

richie will the brine penetrate the skin?

Danny Lang

 

[tropics]

 
richie will the brine penetrate the skin?

Danny Lang

Danny yes it will penetrate,you also have the body cavity that is wide open.

Richie

 

[phatbac]

I brine sometimes and sometimes i don't. last weekend i cooked a whole bird cut into parts and didn't brine and it still very juicy and delicious.

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Brine is the way to go on chickens and turkeys.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Depends. If your looking to add flavor then brine. If your looking to add moisture, there is no need to brine. Brining takes longer to get the flavor into the meat than injecting.

A properly cooked bird will be moist without injecting or brining.