40+ How To Dry Brine Your Turkey
Gif. The brine is the easy part—time to study up on how to carve your perfectly. Your turkey is now ready to roast.
That's what sets brining apart from just a sprinkling of your typical mix of herbs and spices. After you clean the turkey, thoroughly pat it dry with paper towels. Carefully remove any plastic wrappings.
For the last few years, i've been preaching the joys of brining turkey to anyone who will listen.
Dry brining—as opposed to wet—might be the solution. The size of the turkey doesn't matter. No matter how waterlogged the turkey is when it goes into the oven, it'll emerge dry as can be—unless it's been properly salted. Learn the right way to use a salt rub to infuse flavor into your holiday bird.