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Thaw your turkey completely, if frozen.
Line a big picnic cooler with a food grade plastic bag.
Boil water and salt together until all salt is dissolved and cool in fridge several hours.
Wash turkey inside and out and place into cooler. Add your optional add-ins to the cooled brine and cover turkey with ice and pour brine over all. Let turkey brine overnight making sure the cooler stays closed and adding ice if needed.
Rinse bird and continue with your recipe . Your turkey will be moist, flavorful and tender!
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Rinse the turkey inside and out under cold
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Place turkey in bag, add 1 cup
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fresh turke in the chilled brine solution, and then refrigerate for
stirring occasionally.
Remove the brine from heat, add the ice
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Place turkey into brine, filling cavity with brine. Add enough
alt and sugar.
Remove brine from heat and let cool
Reynolds or the generic turkey roasting bags. Do not use
Rub salt onto your turkey, and place remaining salt, lemons, oranges, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and pepper into a large pot. Place the turkey in the pot, and fill with water. Refrigerate overnight. Discard brine after removing turkey.