Thanksgiving Turkey Brine

From: B-J-Burrell

On Dec 13, 2008

This was my first attempt at using a brine. WOW! The Aroma is awesome! It did come out moist and tender. I would have preferred more flavor internally though. Seems so hard to get that internal flavor in turkey and chicken. I am giving this 5 stars because the scent of the brine is fabulous and the gravy made from the drippings is amazing. I even had many comments on how good the gravy was. I think the turkey needed an injector for flavor for me personally though. I may try to inject the brine the next time as well???? I did use a bucket as others mentioned for the overnight process. Thank you for the great recipe.

From: Nat's Eats

On Dec 4, 2008

This recipe is AWESOME. This is the first time I ever brined a turkey. The turkey came out so tender and moist. The flavor was outstanding. I will always use this recipe for my turkeys from now on. I plan on trying it with chicken soon. I would give this more stars if I could. Thanks for creating a new Thanksgiving tradition in our home! I won't even bother with all the other brine recipes I found...why mess with perfection!

From: Jmsblond007

On Nov 28, 2007

Fantastic Brine I didn't boil it as to the fact we had nothing big enough to boil it in. We had put all the makings in a big home depot bucket and left it in the snow for two days... only bringing in when it was too cold! It was the BEST TURKEY my family has ever had.

From: Donna M.

On Nov 25, 2007

Perfect turkey with this brine! I left out the oranges (didn't have any) and used rosemary and savory for the herbs, plus some chopped onion. I got a 5-gallon bucket from the grocery store bakery to brine the turkey in. It worked perfect. I dumped in a bag of ice, put the lid on, and left it in the garage overnight. Thanks for a great recipe!