Pre brined turkey

[nomoreusmc]

I accidentally bought two pre-brined turkeys. I didn't even know it was such a thing. I went to Brine my turkey and it has a white dot on it that says pre-brined. I just put it back in the fridge and I'm kind of regretting not rebrineing it myself. I was kind of scared to make it too salty. Has anyone had any experience with these? Did I make a huge mistake?

 

[normanaj]

You can either way in this case.

I always brine regardless of whether the bird came that way.

Why?For me brining is way to bring in extra flavors that a plain turkey just doesn't have.I like a fruit juice(cranberry) based brine with garlic and fresh herbs,gives the meat a nice light flavor.So many different things can be added to the brine base.

I've never had an issue with a pre-brined bird being to salty after a second brining.

Also take a look at this recent thread:

Brine or no brine

I purchased two Honeysuckle White boneless turkey breasts. The label shows that they're already in an 18% solution. Would I necessarily gain anything by doing an additional brine before I smoke them, or am I just setting myself up for a salty mess?

www.smokingmeatforums.com

 

[nomoreusmc]

You can either way in this case.

I always brine regardless of whether the bird came that way.

Why?For me brining is way to bring in extra flavors that a plain turkey just doesn't have.I like a fruit juice(cranberry) based brine with garlic and fresh herbs,gives the meat a nice light flavor.So many different things can be added to the brine base.

I've never had an issue with a pre-brined bird being to salty after a second brining.

Also take a look at this recent thread:

Brine or no brine

I purchased two Honeysuckle White boneless turkey breasts. The label shows that they're already in an 18% solution. Would I necessarily gain anything by doing an additional brine before I smoke them, or am I just setting myself up for a salty mess?

www.smokingmeatforums.com

I found that about 5 minutes ago holidays central is so far down there I had to go looking for it! FNG lol

 

[sandyut]

you can brine any bird, pre-brined or not. you wont make it any saltier than your brine. its not chemically possible for that to happen.