"elaine" > wrote in message news:3fe4fff0$1_2@aeinews....
> I copied a great recipe for brining turkeys on this newsgroup a couple of
> weeks ago.
> This may be a stupid question. But when I make the brine - I soak the
> turkey in it on Tuesday and Wednesday - rinse off the brine Wed. night -
> then cook the turkey on Thursday? My question is: when I do the brine
> thing, should it be refrigerated?


It should either be refrigerated or kept cold while it is brining. Next time
I brine a turkey I plan on freezing some zip lock bags filled with water and
placing them in the brine with the turkey to keep it cold because a 5-gallon
bucket won't fit in my fridge.