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I am cooking a smoked turkey for the office Christmas luncheon tomorrow. Is it okay to brine a
smoked turkey? What, if anything, would I do differently?

Are you asking if it's ok to brine a pre-smoked turkey, or are you asking if it's ok to brine a
turkey you're going to smoke? I presume it's the latter, and it's certainly ok to brine a turkey and
then smoke it.

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John Gaughan said:

I am cooking a smoked turkey for the office Christmas luncheon tomorrow. Is it okay to brine a
smoked turkey? What, if anything, would I do differently?

Here is a great article on brining that also talks about smoking sfgate.comcgiOpen ↗
bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/11/17/FD77530.DTL&type=food but the bigger problem is
that you really need to brine for at least 24 hours and smoking takes time as well. If you are
planning on doing this tomorrow I think you are a little late to start.
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John Gaughan said:

I am cooking a smoked turkey for the office Christmas luncheon tomorrow. Is it okay to brine a
smoked turkey? What, if anything, would I do differently?

Prep it the way you would normally, including the brine. If you're cooking temp will be below 200 F
(which I'm guessing it won't be) I'd advise a nitrite additive, i.e. tenderquick, for safety.

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Are you asking if it's ok to brine a pre-smoked turkey, or are you asking if it's ok to brine a
turkey you're going to smoke?

The turkey is pre-smoked. I should have been clearer.

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Jack Schidt® said:

Are you asking if it's ok to brine a pre-smoked turkey, or are you

asking if

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it's ok to brine a turkey you're going to smoke?

The turkey is pre-smoked. I should have been clearer.

Pre-smoked around here means it's already cooked, as it has been 'hot smoked'. All you'd have to do
is heat it and it wouldn't benefit from brining at all. If it's been cold smoked it's probably
already been cured, so brining would be like reinventing the wheel. I'd just cook it.

Jack Turkeyola

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Jack Schidt® said:

Are you asking if it's ok to brine a pre-smoked turkey, or are you asking if it's ok to brine a
turkey you're going to smoke?

The turkey is pre-smoked. I should have been clearer.

Too late. Once smoked, or cooked, the structure of the cells has changed and the chemistry can no
longer happen.

John Gaughan said:

I am cooking a smoked turkey for the office Christmas luncheon tomorrow. Is it okay to brine a
smoked turkey? What, if anything, would I do differently?

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I wouldn't...

The smoked turkeys at my local grocery store are salty enough, and already fully cooked!!!

All you have to do is warm them up. Like a ham. :-)

K.

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John Gaughan said:

I am cooking a smoked turkey for the office Christmas luncheon tomorrow. Is it okay to brine a
smoked turkey? What, if anything, would I do differently?

Prep it the way you would normally, including the brine. If you're cooking temp will be below 200
F (which I'm guessing it won't be) I'd advise a nitrite additive, i.e. tenderquick, for safety.

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No no no no no!!! Hasn't anyone here other than me bought a pre-smoked turkey from the
grocery store???

They are fully cooked, and smoked, and quite salty already!

They almost taste like ham and are good right from the store, cold.

They are also good re-heated like a ham. :-)

We used to buy them a lot for camping trips as smoked meat keeps longer in an ice chest.

K.

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John Gaughan said:

Jack Schidt® said:

Are you asking if it's ok to brine a pre-smoked turkey, or are you asking if it's ok to brine a
turkey you're going to smoke?

The turkey is pre-smoked. I should have been clearer.

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Just warm it up then. :-)

K.

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John Gaughan said:

I am cooking a smoked turkey for the office Christmas luncheon tomorrow. Is it okay to brine a
smoked turkey? What, if anything, would I do differently?

Prep it the way you would normally, including the brine. If you're cooking temp will be below 200
F (which I'm guessing it won't be) I'd advise a nitrite additive, i.e. tenderquick, for safety.

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No no no no no!!! Hasn't anyone here other than me bought a pre-smoked turkey from the grocery
store???

When he said "I'm cooking a smoked turkey" I thought he meant he was smoking a turkey. Relax.

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