One time on Usenet, "Dimitri" > said:
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...

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> > The problem with plastic bags is that it's nearly impossible to
> > get the bird evenly covered with brine. Sure you can flip the
> > around every few hours, but the two times I've tried that I still
> > ended up with a very unevenly brined bird.

> Easy,
>
> Take a large cooler and fill several 1/2 gallon jugs (apple juice etc) with
> water. Then line the cooler with the bag and the bird. Add cooled brining
> solution and burp out as much air as possible. Secure with 1 or more twist
> tie's. Fill the cooler to the top with ice. (note if you have freezer room
> fill the jugs 90% and freeze uncapped).

Why uncapped? I ask because I keep a bunch of those in the top of my
freezer -- we use them to help it stay cold in there, plus they make
good ice blocks for the cooler. BTW, it's nice to see you posting
again, Dimitri... :-)


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