Thanksgiving Turkey Brine

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This is the most amazing brine ever!!! Our family will never make a nonbrined turkey ever again! It makes the turkey super moist and flavorful.

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This brine was excellent. For Thanksgiving I used this brine for 2 turkeys one was fried the other roasted. My mother had this look as if I was in over my head because 2 turkeys were going to be ruined. LOL I was amazed at the outcome for both, my family was very pleased. I made some adjustments to the recipe for a turkey breast last week and again it was very good. Thanks Alex for an easy way to prepare a turkey.

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Made the brine for thanksgiving but we cooked the bird in a charbroil big easy and I can say it was the juiciest and most flavorful turkey I have ever had!

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Made recently for a Christmas dinner party. Never brined before and was a little nervous about the soy, honey, and molasses, BUT, it was delicious, moistest turkey I have ever eaten. Drippings made great gravy as well. Will use again and again.

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Great brine -- not my first brining attempt, but definitely the best ever made. We brined the Thanksgiving turkey, then drained well, stuffed with paper towels, wiped very dry. Then we fried the turkey in a turkey fryer. Once removed from the fryer, sprinkled lightly with salt and pepper. Poor turkey -- it was naked of its skin before slicing and placing on the platter. Guests "fought" over who got to eat the skin. Also, we froze the carcass and two weeks later made an absolutely incredible turkey vegetable soup. Excellent brine and will definitely make again!

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I brined a turkey for the first time this Thanksgiving and took the turkey to a party and it was the best turkey anyone ever tasted.
I will never make another turkey without brining it with this recipe.
The best turkey ever.

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This was the best turkey brine I evrr used. My family loved this years Thanksgiving turkey so much that they all ready want me to make another. I wiil not make them wait.

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After eating dry turkey for 56 years, from my mother to my wife and everyone else in between, I decided to take matters into my own hands this year. After studying all the recipes and reviews, and "Thanksgiving Live", etc., etc., I chose this recipe. The brine gave the turkey an incredible flavor. Maybe my expectations were too high, the turkey was moist but it was not juicy. I think if you want juicy poultry, make chicken. In fact, I may try brining chicken, should add a bunch of flavor.

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This was the best turkey I ever made in my life. My family loved it. I added some garlic and herb marinade to it also. But it was wonderful.

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Well I have to agree with all the people that positively reviewed on this. This by far was the best turkey I ever had! Brine was so simple. The only thing I have to say though(maybe it is my oven but I did a 16 lb turkey at 325(stuffed and within 2 hours the top was completely dark browned(not burned but close! Now it still had 2 hours to go! I just covered it and let it cook and it still came out moist,delicious and OMG the gravy from drippings was to die for! Thank you so much Alex for sharing this on here. I am hoping you are the next Iron Chef! You rock! Keep going!