Nov 10, 2021 · Wet brine is the best way to get a juicy turkey that the meat isn't dry. If you're going for crispy skin just pat dry the turkey after the brine and put some kind of fat (oil, butter) on the skin before adding your seasoning and smoke at a slightly higher temp (like 300-350).

Nov 3, 2021 · Also gonna separate the skin and put butter and herbs underneath the skin on the breasts. I bought the traeger turkey pellets with orange brine and turkey rub kit. Ill apply butter to all the skin prior to the rub in order to get the rub to stick and also to get crispy skin. I also got the lumberjack comp pellets to try out another time.

Nov 22, 2022 · Due to osmosis, you will either make the turkey less salty or more salty. E.g., if your turkey was 8% salt, and your extra brine is 10% salt, you will increase the saltiness of your turkey. If your extra brine is 5% salt, you will actually reduce the saltiness.

Jun 11, 2024 · I have been on a meat church binge with his seasonings. Brined it last night with his bird baptism brine and I added orange slices to the brine. Seasoned with his all purpose rub and 6 butter slabs placed under the skin on the breasts. 275 for 3 hours over cherry pellets. Done. Neighbor said he's not a fan of turkey, but that was good meat.

Rub the brine mixture onto the turkey until evenly coated. Place turkey on a roasting pan with a rack or a sheet pan with a wire rack. This will help dry the skin for that coveted extra crispy skin. Put in refrigerator for at least 24-48 hrs. The day of the cook, remove turkey from the refrigerator and rub off any excess brine with a paper towel.

Oct 20, 2022 · It is important to note, this calls for a 3 day dry brine. That is the flavor. It says 5 minute prep time: realistically it should be 3 days + 5 minutes. I wouldn’t dry brine longer, shorter is ok just less flavor will permeate the bird. I have only done this with a 3 day brine on a big bird, but it is the same as dry aging any meat.

Nov 2, 2020 · Nice timing! I’m doing my turkey test run tomorrow! It’s currently brining in Meat Church Bird Bath. Planning on spatchcocking and injecting with some homemade herb & garlic butter, then rubbing with Meat Church Dee

Make up enough brine to totally submerge bird. Inject brine with an injector into thick parts of the bird. Let sit in brine for 24- 48 hours. Rinse excess salt from the bird before smoking. Place 50% water, 50% apple juice in the smoker’s water pan, or place a …

I suppose I do kind of… I start with the base recipe for the roasted herb citrus spatchcock Turkey in the Traeger app and it’s for a 10-13 lb Turkey and I usually get a 18-20lb Turkey. I use a brine bag and add water as necessary to cover Turkey but don’t add extra salt.

Nov 11, 2022 · I have my once frozen butterball turkey thawed in the fridge. Knowing that these are typically brined or covered in a salt solution, should I brine it? Was going to buy the Traeger turkey blend pellets and it comes with a brine kit.