Pop's brine whole chicken .

[chopsaw]

I've done this once before , but wanted to inject this time . I used 1/2 cup kosher salt , and then 1/2 cup each white and brown sugar . For the 1 gallon water , went with 2 tbls cure 1 this time , because I wanted a faster cure . Pumped , then in the brine 48 hours . Dried in fridge over night . I ended up doing this in the oven ,,, it's a long story . Anyway ,,
All pumped , then in the bucket .

I really like the Briner buckets .

Dried over night

Just black pepper on the skin

Out of the oven ran over a little more than I wanted ,
but it didn't matter ,,, Note how dry the cutting
board is .

Cut into the leg joint ,,, Perfect !
Really good , so moist . Flavor was great for just the standard brine
and black pepper on the skin .

Got another thawing . Going to do Dave's veggie stock injection on that one .

 

[SmokinAl]

That is one juicy looking chicken!
Nicely done!
Al

 

[hank2000]

I’ve never cured a chicken. What does it taste like

 

[chopsaw]

I’ve never cured a chicken. What does it taste like

It taste great . If using Pop's brine , it has a little sweetness to it . Maybe hammy ,,, that depends on how long you leave it in the brine . Try it with some chicken legs and thighs .

 

[hank2000]

I think I will

 

[tropics]

Nice job I knew I didn't see a whole Chicken posted yesterday.I have a hard time telling people it is cooked,they see the pink and freak out LOL Definitely nice color Points
Richie

 

[zwiller]

Does the breast meat take on much color? I wouldn't think so as less myglobin.

 

[chopsaw]

Does the breast meat take on much color? I wouldn't think so as less myglobin.

No that one didn't . Longer time in the bucket I think it would .

 

[sandyut]

Brining bucket??? what is this product I dont have???

 

[chopsaw]

Brining bucket??? what is this product I dont have???

https://shop.thebriner.com/main.sc
I have both the Regular size and the smaller Jr. I use the Jr. all the time , actually have boneless chicken breast in it now . ( Pop's low salt brine )
Haven't use the big one much . I bought it first , then got the smaller one . They work great .

 

[dannylang]

What’s the purpose for the cure in the chicken,I use cures in jerky and sausage.