There are a lot of opinions out in the world about how best to prep a turkey for Thanksgiving. Should you make a dry-brine turkey? Wet-brine? Skip brining altogether? We’ll just cut right to the chase ...

Knowing how to brine a turkey could save you (and your family!) from years of dry Thanksgiving turkeys to come. Here are our five easy steps to achieve brining magic. Thanksgiving dinner used to be ...

After testing dry- and wet-brined turkeys side by side, we’ve found the method that delivers the juiciest meat, crispiest skin, and truest turkey flavor. I’ve cooked a lot of turkeys in my career. As ...

So much of Thanksgiving is about that presentation moment. Before carving, I call everybody in and say, “Look how pretty the turkey is!” and then I start fucking with it. 1. For the brine, mix all ...

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One way to guarantee a flavorful turkey? Brine it. When it comes to brining a turkey, you've got two options: A traditional wet brine of soaking the bird in a salt solution. Or a dry brine (also ...

As an Associate Food Editor, Bridget Hallinan primarily focuses on home cooking content for Food & Wine.com. She writes and edits recipe content, interviews chefs for helpful tips and tricks, and ...

Brine the turkey: Place the sugar, salt, peppercorns, and sage in a medium saucepan with 3 cups|750 ml water. Using a y-shaped peeler, remove the zest from the orange and add it to the saucepan. Bring ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Thanksgiving has a reputation for endless ...

BBQ pitmaster and founder of Meat Church BBQ Matt Pittman smoke-roasts a dry-brined turkey on a pellet grill for juicy meat ...

Every November, people ask Samin Nosrat if her beloved roast chicken recipe works with turkey. She decided to find out. Credit...Romulo Yanes for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Vivian Lui.

After cooking nearly 40 turkeys in The Chronicle's test kitchen, we found a brined turkey to be the best. The brine, a seasoned salt-sugar-water mixture, is from Chez Panisse's Alice Waters and is ...