24-11-10, 23:00 | #1 |
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a turkey question
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this year my family wanted to brine the turkey. so we did the brine. It's kinda salty. is it suppose to be that salty? |
24-11-10, 23:03 | #2 |
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Brine IS salt water, so it should be salty.
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24-11-10, 23:03 | #3 |
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How salty does it tastes? Actually... Before that, let me ask you if you bought a Kosher Turkey? If you bought a Kosher Turkey, its usually already treated with Salt water.
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24-11-10, 23:04 | #4 |
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1 pound of kosher salt. 3 quarts hot water 1 cup mollasses 2 cups of honey 1 cup of soy sauce red pepper flakes dried sage garlic water ice 5 pounds place turkey in tub rest for 12 hours pat dry when taken out |
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24-11-10, 23:16 | #6 |
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Hmmm... That recipe sounds perfectly fine for a wet brine process. Its actually under-brined since you just left it for 12 hours. Maybe its because you guys have never eaten brined turkey before and it just tastes way too salty.
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24-11-10, 23:30 | #7 |
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maybe. this si our first time having brined turkey. we were going to brine it for that long amount of hours but we tasted it ti and thought it was too salty. so it might have been the fact that this is our first time having brined turkey.
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24-11-10, 23:46 | #8 |
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You tasted the water or have you already cooked the bird? Don't forget that once cooked, the excess salt will disperse and thus reduce that salty taste somewhat.
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25-11-10, 01:35 | #9 |
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just the water. we r cooking the bird tommorow. oh ok then i guess this brine is ok then ^_^. thanx for the help you guys.
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