Whats the secret to succulent turkey?
Imagine a turkey so moist, the juices trail after your knife and the meat is so flavorful, your family fought over the leftovers. If this sounds like the stuff of fantasies, right? Maybe not. Chefs have long employed a technique that produces a juicy, flavorful bird. What’s the secret? Brining, baby! With a bit of advanced planning, you too can enjoy a memorable Christmas turkey. Brining involves soaking your thawed turkey in a salt water spiced solution. This is where science meets the kitchen. Give your bird a soak in a salt water spiced solution and osmosis does the rest. As the Science of Cooking website notes, In brining “water flows out of the cells in the meat and salt flows in. The salt then dissolves some of the fiber proteins, and the meat’s cell fluids become more concentrated, thus, drawing water back in.” As a result, water gets trapped in the tissues during the cooking process. Create a salt water solution with herbs and aromatics and as the salt penetrates the flesh…it
