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Title: After a month of no smoking...Turkey Questions??
Post by: Andy on February 14, 2005, 03:32:53 PM

Traveled every weekend in Jan...now I need to smoke.

Bought a turkey breast at the grocery store this weekend.

Figure I will smoke it.

Do I have to brine? Should I?

If so...how long?

Probably do a pork butt with it...Got to get my daily fix of pork fat.

Title: Re: After a month of no smoking...Turkey Questions??
Post by: Habanero Smoker on February 14, 2005, 04:44:15 PM

Brining does improve the retention of moisture, and makes the meat tenderer. If you have a self basting turkey breast then do not brine it, it already has been injected with a brine solution. If you want to brine go to this site to quickly find a brining recipe http://www.susanminor.org/index2.html .

I came across this site over the weekend http://www.eatturkey.org/foodsrv/main.html . Check out the Chef Demos and Virtual Menus first.

Title: Re: After a month of no smoking...Turkey Questions??
Post by: Bassman on February 14, 2005, 04:45:54 PM

Andy, I have had EXCELLENT success with turkey breast, here is the whole story,http://www.bradleysmoker.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133&whichpage=1

Jack

BRADLEY SMOKER | "Taste the Great Outdoors"

Recipe Discussions => Meat => Topic started by: Andy on February 14, 2005, 03:32:53 PM