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Do you brine ----

Every time I cook a meat/fish that takes a brine
- 11 (18%)
When I think of it
- 18 (29.5%)
For special occassions
- 16 (26.2%)
I never brine
- 16 (26.2%)

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Kristin Meredith

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Brining -- Poll No. 2
« on: August 24, 2017, 07:18:47 AM »

Bent is good about brining every type of thing that can take a brine.  Me?  I only brine when I think about it and usually for special occasions.  It just doesn't seem to occur to me to do it.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2017, 10:08:56 PM »

usually only when i made a turkey for thanksgiving but that has been about 3-4 years ago now
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2017, 09:59:29 PM »

I only tried it with chicken once & I never saw a difference, I think I somehow screwed it up.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2017, 11:21:46 PM »

What volumes?  How much water to sugar and salt and how long in brine?

I only tried it with chicken once & I never saw a difference, I think I somehow screwed it up.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2017, 07:38:04 AM »

Never cared for it. ... Found the texture of the meat to be mushy, not moist. Don't see the need for it myself. But that's what makes America great! ..... Like Burger King, everyone can have it their way.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2017, 08:27:28 AM »

Re: "having it your way", so far the poll is a pretty even distribution, so it appears to support that theory!
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2017, 09:14:08 AM »

What volumes?  How much water to sugar and salt and how long in brine?

I only tried it with chicken once & I never saw a difference, I think I somehow screwed it up.

I used a recipe I found online, I didn't write it down so I am unsure of the measurements. I will have to experiment again.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2017, 08:23:52 AM »

Don't do the brine.  :P
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2017, 09:58:09 AM »

Bump (17)
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2017, 08:27:13 AM »

Bump (22)
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2017, 11:20:12 AM »

For me it depends on what I am cooking and the chosen method of cooking that meat. For example I sometime cook Turkey and brine it but other times I just inject.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2018, 09:50:42 AM »

Bump (39) -- would love more data
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2018, 09:29:25 PM »

I wet/dry brine every chance I get; it's factored into the process, so much so that I don't even think about it being unusual. I start my prep with brining in mind several days/hours before I am ready to smoke.
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Re: Brining -- Poll No. 2
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2018, 11:24:07 PM »

Only brined Turkeys and they always turn out moist and delicious..............
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