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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Brining the turkey

Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie.

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2010) is November 25th.  So, today is the time to brine the turkey.








3 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness Lily, I am in the UK and I we just season and roast turkey here (at Christmas). What is the reason for brining it? )I like the idea of attacking it with a cleaver though!).

Unknown said...

nell

brining keeps the turkey moist cos the bird is so big that it takes at least 2 1/2 - 3 hrs to bake and by then the meat tends to dry especially the breast. Butterflying the bird too is a good way as this way the turkey gets cooked faster.

Unknown said...

You are right and that is my experience of cooking a large bird like a turkey, when the leg is cooked the breast it dry! I am going to try it your way this year... you'll have to wait until late December to find out how I go on!

Many thanks for the explanation

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