brining a turkey?

[PaDisney02]

Hi, sorry i have so many cooking questions...I'm a newbie

I watch all these cooking shows and every1 brines their turkey's. I have seen a million different brining recipes. It seems like u can add just about everything to a brine. What do all of u add? I saw a bunch of recipes that had apple juice and brown sugar in them which I kinda liked but then i saw a lot of recipes that had herbs in them and were all onions, garlic, herbs etc. which is better? A sweet brine or a brine made of herbs? Can I mix and match? Can I make a brine with apple juice, brown sugar, garlic, onions etc? or would that just be gross

 

[clarabelle]

I think as long as you use salt water -you can do almost anything.
To me the flavors aren't very strong -it still tastes like Turkey.
I use the Alton Brown recipe from food network
Give me a minute and I will find you a link

 

[clarabelle]

This is the Alton Brown brining recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html

I have done this twice -but I never follow it to the word
For example -I don't usually have the candied ginger on hand -so I just skip it
I think one time I put some powdered ginger into the brine
Anyway it is always juicy and delish

Good luck!!

 

[cruellababy]

I'm brining my turkey for the 1st time this year; I've been cooking t-day for 8 years and always used a butterball- I am going to use Alton's recipe this year too-I watched the episode the other night and I can't wait to try it!

 

[december]

I put my turkey in a a cooler of ice water, and mix in salt, Tony's cajun seasoning, and an onion.

 

[Princess_Michelle]

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