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Bubba
 
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Default Brining an Injected Turkey?

kevnbro wrote:
> I received a free turkey during my Thanksgiving day grocery shop.
> Feeling the need to cook this beast for the sole purpose of getting it
> out of my freezer has me wondering if I should brine a turkey that has
> been injected with a 5.5% solution of:
> broth, salt, sodium phosphates, sugar and spice extract.
> This critter weighs in at around 12 lbs. and i'd adjust my brine time
> to compensate but my better judgement says to bypass the brine.
>
> Has anyone ever brined a pre-injected turkey and if so, what were the
> results?
>
> Gracias, Kev
>


Yes, and it works fine but watch your brine times.

Bubba

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