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Moist Turkey

banana_jm23
Posted:
2008-11-26 12:25 AM
This is my first year making Thanksgiving dinner on my own. I have asked various people of how to keep the turkey moist and I get a different story. So can anyone suggest anything?

amye210
Posted:
2008-11-26 12:45 AM
Brining is the answer. Rachael has a number of recipes that are excellent. You must get it in the brine by tomorrow afternoon tho. Simple and easy is always 1 Cup sugar to 1 Cup KOSHER salt to 3-4 gallons of h2o. Let it soak over night in fridge or a cooler (make sure you take out the package of giblets inside before you soak). Dry it off, give a little lube with EVOO and proceed as you wish.

LouGirl
Posted:
2008-11-26 8:21 AM
Can I put my turkey into brine if it's not completely thawed? I underestimated my thaw time!

mamabear_socal
Posted:
2008-11-26 9:03 AM
LouGirl said @ 2008-11-26 08:21:15:
Can I put my turkey into brine if it's not completely thawed? I underestimated my thaw time!
I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to me that process would help finish up the thawing process. Depends on how frozen your bird still is. Good Luck and Happy Thanksgiving.

SamanthaLee
Posted:
2008-11-26 9:40 AM
banana_jm23 said @ 2008-11-26 00:25:53:
This is my first year making Thanksgiving dinner on my own. I have asked various people of how to keep the turkey moist and I get a different story. So can anyone suggest anything?
Cook it breast side down.

bigfanrach
Posted:
2008-11-26 7:57 PM
what are good seasonings or herbs to use on a turkey

kc30s
Posted:
2008-11-28 7:49 AM
Unfortunately our turkey got ruined because of the recipe I followed from the Thanksgiving All Star show! On the website it showed Ming's recipe as 5 gallons water, 10 cups sugar and 10 cups salt... The 10 cups seemed a little much to me, but that is what I got from the website... I'm wondering if that was a misprint??? It was sooooo salty... It was the worst turkey I have ever had in my life.


terrilynnjordan
Posted:
2008-11-28 9:43 AM
I find that a rule of thumb is to always cut back on salt! I soaked my turkey in the brine after watching the Thanksgiving All-Star show, but I did cut back on the salt and it turned out great, we also deep fried the turkey and it was the most moist turkey ever..

--- Edited by terrilynnjordan at 2008-11-28 09:46:50 ---

black_mamba
Posted:
2008-11-29 1:07 PM
Low salt brining doesn't work.

The ratio is 1 cup kosher salt or 1/2 cup table salt and 1/2 cup brown sugar to 1 gallon of water.

kulerful
Posted:
2008-11-30 12:49 AM
I was told never brine a self basting turkey. Found this out after a 12 hour soaking a Butterball turkey. SIL heard it on the radio. Brining will make it too salty. I took it out of the brine immediately , rinsed it well, tasted Ok. Just didn't want to take the chance. I wish things like that would be made clear. Rita
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