On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:23:34 -0800, sf >
wrote:

>On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:27:59 -0500, Dee Randall wrote:
>
>> Any help appreciated regarding 30-minute brining.
>>
>No help here. I'm constantly confoosled about why brining is good,
>but buying an injected bird is bad. I tried brining once and that was
>enough to convince me there wasn't a big enough difference for me to
>figure it out.

Because when they inject, you have no control over what they inject. When
you brine it yourself, you can introduce other flavours. My favourite
brines include bitter orange juice and some other spices, not just salt and
water.

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