Thanksgiving Turkey Brine

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OMG...this was the best turkey I've ever made! It was delicious and super moist! I didn't have molasses, used brown sugar instead. Also used convection roast with a probe for temp. I took it out at 160, and covered w/foil as soon as it came out. it was perfect. (it was stuffed the stuffing was removed when it cooled down a bit and was rebaked for 25 minutes in the oven before eating.

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This recipe is by far the best brine solution I have ever used. The results and comments from my guests (best turkey I have ever had and very tasty speak for themselves. We even had a guest who went back for seconds and thirds; he doesn't like turkey. Very juicy...I will be using this recipe for years to come.Thank you Alex!

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This is an excellent recipe. I was a little concerned that the molasses might prove overpowering, but my worries were unfounded. My turkey came out moist with just that little bit of added flavor. This is one I will definitely use again.

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Newbie briner--very skeptical about having "Teriyaki Turkey" but it is INCREDIBLY subtle, tasty, juicy and delish! You can't really distinguish the tastes of the soy, the molasses or other ingredients--they just meld together for moist goodness. I was worried about breaking tradition and wasting my investment in a large bird, but will never go back to the old family recipe of dry baking. Nice. So glad I took the risk!

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This recipe is fantastic! I used it last year and am doing it again this year. It not only tastes great, but it's super easy. I highly recommend it!

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I have used this the past two years and will continue to use it for quite awhile. I have brined turkeys in the past but the recipes were far more complicated and required too much cooling time. This is easy and tastes great. The mollasses and soy sause make a weird color but it browns beautifully. We cook our turkey on the grill (even in Chicago. It adds even more flavor, we're Charcoal people, and leaves the oven open for other things.

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This will be the 3rd Turkey I cook like this--or maybe the 4th. We seriously love the flavors in this recipe. I only use the brine part of it, though, and cook the bird according to Alton Brown's Perfect Turkey method, so I can't really tell you how the rest of the recipe is. Stellar flavor profile!

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this brine is AMAZING. we follow the recipe exactly, and we have one of those big orange Home Depot water coolers just for this brine. the white meat and dark meat both stay moist, EVEN after sitting in the fridge!! . this will be our third year in a row using this brine and we will continue using it. thank you alex!!
ps, we use alton brown's method of cooking the turkey with a digital oven thermometer that stays in the bird, and the alarm goes off at the desired internal temp. happy thanksgiving!!

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IT IS GREAT !!!! if you want the best turkey, use this brine

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I made this brine last year and it added a wonder flavor to the turkey. The turkey was nice, dark and tastes so delicious I could not stop eating it. Left over turkey was a big hit the few days it lasted.