Help with injected turkey

On 3 Dec 2003 19:16:27 -0800, [email hidden] (RindaRinda)

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I'm sure everyone is tired of the topic of turkey brining, but I have a problem. I am set to serve
a turkey lunch for 30+ people and want it to turn out well.

Because I live in Japan and must buy my turkeys from a mail-order import company, I have little
choice about what turkey I get. Last year, I got natural turkeys. This year, they sent me 9 pound
turkeys injected with an 8% solution of turkey broth and salt (I had to buy the small ones due to
oven size). I normally don't buy this kind of turkey.

I did a search of previous posts, and the consensus seems to be that you should only brine non-
injected turkeys. However, could I get away with using a lower concentration of salt? What
adjustments should I make for the size of the birds? I've been brining for so long that I've
forgotten what else I can do to ensure moist, tasty meat (besides using another kind of meat).

Just coopk them normally without brining. You can flavor inject them again yourself using a cooking
syringe with some butter, spices and a small amount of saltwater. Let sit overnight.

-sw

RindaRinda said:

I'm sure everyone is tired of the topic of turkey brining, but I have a problem. I am set to serve
a turkey lunch for 30+ people and want it to turn out well.

Because I live in Japan and must buy my turkeys from a mail-order import company, I have little
choice about what turkey I get. Last year, I got natural turkeys. This year, they sent me 9 pound
turkeys injected with an 8% solution of turkey broth and salt (I had to buy the small ones due to
oven size). I normally don't buy this kind of turkey.

I did a search of previous posts, and the consensus seems to be that you should only brine non-
injected turkeys. However, could I get away with using a lower concentration of salt? What
adjustments should I make for the size of the birds? I've been brining for so long that I've
forgotten what else I can do to ensure moist, tasty meat (besides using another kind of meat).

Any help would be appreciated!

If the turkey is already injected, why would you brine it?

K.

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