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Default Brining ratio - for Turkeys


"Dimitri" > wrote in message
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> Most recipes that I have read say to use:
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> 2. cups Kosher Salt or 1 cup of regular salt per 2 gallons of water.
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> Alton Brown adds 1/2 cup of light Brown sugar and 1 cup Kosher salt to 1
> gallon of iced water and 1 gallon of vegetable stock.
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> Martha Stewart says 2 gallons water 2 cups bourbon, 2 cups + 2 TBS. course
> salt and 1 cup of sugar.
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> The questions a
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> 1. What have you used?


1 cup kosher salt & 1 cup brown sugar per gallon of water.

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> 2. What else did you add?


Thyme, squeezed citrus, chiles, garlic, hot sauce. We're talking turkey
here. I add other things for other things.

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> 3. Would you do this again?


Yes, I like the results I get.

Here's some good info on brining: http://www.bbq-porch.org/brining00.asp

Jack Soaked