Bullshit:
Turkeys are sold "water added".
They are not brined, at least in the fashion that this NG defines brining.
You can brine any turkey and improve both its flavor and moistness, no
matter what was done to the turkey by the turkey producer. Am example is the
so called "Butterball turkey".
That , and any turkey is markedly improved by brining, even though it is
"water added"

"Duwop" > wrote in message
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> bk wrote:
>> "RW" > wrote in message
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>>> I smoke a turkey for Thanksgiving every year. But this brine thingie
>>> is new to me. Does it help?
>>> Does anybody have a good recipe for it?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Wayne in Phoenix
>>>
>> 1. Yes it helps - makes for tender, juicy Turkey.
>> 2. Look up Hound's Brine - It's well worth the time and little
>> effort required.
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> Hounds or TheFatman's, but most store bought Turkeys are already brined,
> just without the nice flavors you want. And they get to charge you for
> water/lb. too, aint that nice of them? Don't bother brining aldulterated
> or
> brined Turkey's you'll not be that happy.
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