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Perfect Turkey
The outcome of this turkey definitely was worth the extra trouble of brining! I didn't rub the turkey with salt, but instead followed other suggestions here to just dissolve salt into water--first dissolve the cup of salt into a small amount of hot water, then add the rest of cold water so that you are not putting the turkey into warm water!! (Directions called for 2 cups salt, but I ran out--and it didn't seem to matter because my turkey turned out just great.) I just stood the turkey up inside a regular stock pot and put it in the fridge. Three hours later, I flipped it so the top side could be submerged for 3 hours, as well. Then I used pre-sauteed chopped veges to loosely stuff the cavity as well as fill the pan. Oh, and don't add any salt--there is plenty already there, thanks to the brining process. I simply peppered the turkey prior to roasting. OH, and the best part is that I didn't have to baste this turkey throughout the entire cooking process. I simply buttered the skin in the beginning, as well as when I turned the turkey over midway (at that point, I brushed melted butter over it.)
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Reviewed On:
Nov. 23, 2006
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