Everything you need to know about preparing your turkey for Thanksgiving.
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How to brine a turkey
Brining or dry brining your bird can mean the difference between a dry turkey and an extremely juicy and plump turkey. Over the years I’ve written many articles on brining (or not brining) turkeys. Much of this information can already be found in our Definitive Guide to Buying Prepping Cooking and Carving Turkey or in my article on The Right Way to Prine Turkey but I get enough questions about basic brining guidelines that I thought it would be worth incorporating into a quick guide of its own. So here it is!
Serious Mealtimes / Liz Clayton
Brining whether you use a traditional water-based brine or a dry brine improves a turkey’s ability to retain moisture. Certain muscle proteins are naturally dissolved by the salt in the brine solution. Once these proteins are dissolved the muscle fibers lose some of their ability to contract during cooking. Less contraction results in less internal moisture being squeezed out which in turn results in juicier meat in the cooked bird.
