Saturday, November 8, 2014

How to cook a PERFECT Turkey

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Ingredients

  • 13 lb - Turkey
  • 1/4 Cup - Table Salt 
  • 1/4 Cup - Sugar
  • 2 Cups - Hot Water 
  • 2 Cups - Ice (or enough to make 1 quart of liquid)
  • 1 stick - Butter
Directions
  • Remove neck and giblets from turkey cavity.
  • Mix salt, sugar and hot water until salt and sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Add ice to brine and mix until ice is melted.
  • Inject the brine into the turkey moving the needle constantly throughout the muscles to get complete brine coverage.
  • Refrigerate turkey for 1-2 hours to allow the brine to soak in.
  • Place turkey on a raised rack in the bottom of a 325º oven and cook for 45 minutes.
  • Add the butter to the pan and let melt for 15 minutes.
  • After one hour begin to baste the turkey with the butter every 10 minutes until* the breast reaches 160º and the thighs reach 170º.
  • Remove turkey and loosely tent with foil and let rest 30 minutes before carving.  The internal temperature will climb up to 5º while resting.
*Brined turkeys cook faster than an unbrined turkey.  Typically turkeys cook for approximately 14 minutes per pound, brined turkeys generally cook around 10 minutes per pound.

Carve and ENJOY!




4 comments:

  1. Larry, Video won't play. Says it is private.

    Bob

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  2. Can you brine the turkey with the injector and do it up the night before? Thanks! Love the video!

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    1. Yes, brining the night before will work just fine! Thank you, hope you enjoy!
      Larry

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