The great brining debate continues

[scubadoo97]

Around this time of year the topic of brining comes up a lot. Should I brine that turkey is a common question asked.

From the website, amazingribs.com, I just read this article which I found very interesting and revealing if this is indeed true.

http://amazingribs.com/recipes/ru...of_brines.html

For those interested in making a brine here are a couple of websites to help. I like to measure my salt by weight to make a specific % brine. Doesn't matter which kind of salt you use as long as you weigh it.

http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/sausage...g/making-brine

Look at the two yellow columns in the table from the above website to see the salt to water ratio for a specific % brine

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/brining.html

Hope this is helpful and happy smoking

 

[ecto1]

Great post I don't think I would have ever brined anything if I had not found this great website. I encourage everyone who has not tried it to try it.  Some might not like to brine some may it is not a law or anything just a great debate.   You won't know if you like it until you try it.  If you can't tell the difference I promise you it won't ruin your bird. 

 

[SmokinAl]

I agree with Ecto, you can definitely tell the difference between a brined bird & one not brined.

 

[tjohnson]

I never used to brine, but once you brine your birds, you'll see the difference.

It does not take much time/effort, but the results are awesome!

Todd

 

[tromaron]

I love brining, and can't believe I haven't always done it.  For chicken and turkey I use the Competition Chicken brine recipe that I got here: http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/a/how-to-smoke-chicken-competition-style   Best birds I've ever tasted!

 

[roller]

Its the only way to go !!!!!