How long to cure turkey breasts

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I have done belly and back bacon multiple times with Pops brine.
My buddy asked me to do him up some turkey breasts.

What kind of time in the brine are we talking here, necessary for proper cure?
I always cure for 2 weeks for bellies and loins but these breasts are much smaller.

Then looking to add some coatings prior to smoke. Any advice on that as well? Same as doing bellies or loins?

TIA.
 
Assume 1/4 of 1 inch of penetration per day by the cure. Measure your breasts. Assign 24 hours for every quarter inch of the thickest breast. Add a day or two for good measure.
 
I use 6 or 7 days on whole turkeys with pops low salt brine. As fivetricks said 1/4 inch per day but that equates to 1/2 inch because the cure is penetrating from both sides then add a day or two for good measure.
 
Pops has said of his brine that over night to 2-3 days for poultry, because the salt over time will make the poultry meat mushy. I have not brined longer that 2 days and everything was great.
 
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