On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:06:31 -0600, Chemiker wrote:

> Wife was shopping at our fave package store and ran into a fellow who
> was a chef, trained in Europe. She mentioned how she enjoyed certain
> meat dishes (in Europe) and he told her it was prob. because they brined
> the meat first, and later reincorporated some of the brine into the
> sauces.
>
> He also said that brining is not as well known here in the US, but I
> know some BBQ-types use it.
>
> ANybody have any experience on brining meats before cooking?
>
> Chemiker, who's never used it.

Nor have I. But here's a short instructional video by a French(-
sounding) woman showing how to brine a turkey.

http://video.about.com/bbq/How-to-Brine-Turkey.htm

I didn't realize it would take that long.

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> wrote in :

> But here's a short instructional video by a French(-
> sounding) woman showing how to brine a turkey.
>

A French sounding woman named Natasha with a Roosian accent? LOL!

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:56:32 +0000, elaich wrote:

> =?iso-2022-kr?q?=1B=24=29C=0E=22=3E=0F_Horry_=0E=22=3E=0F?=
> > wrote in :
>
>> But here's a short instructional video by a French(- sounding) woman
>> showing how to brine a turkey.
>>
>>
> A French sounding woman named Natasha with a Roosian accent? LOL!

I lived in France (Bordeaux) for 16 years. Her accent is plainly from
the Garonne area.