How to Brine a Thanksgiving Turkey - CHOW.com

[BloodudeXD]

Forty five degrees? Hah! Here in Florida, my fridge isn't even that cold



[ezdeth]

He points out that people oversalt their brine, and then doesn't tell us how much salt he puts in it. Utter moron.

[jandjorgensen]

If you're using a liquid measuring cup to measure salt, you're doing it all wrong.

[Tiannisha]

He makes a point of TOO MUCH SALT , then doesn't say how much to use. Brilliant. This was posted 2 years ago. How stupid is that?

[paintbrawl]

Michael Chiarello is a god in the kitchen shut up fools!

[R33MiXlovesWAYNE]

WHY ARE YOU DESTROYING THE TURKEY

[OnewBias1]

wth? He just wasted all that food to show meaningless ways of how people do it wrong. I bet a little kid in Africa could have eaten that. xD

[Camboninja94]

Wtf, water isn't bong smoke.... it doesn't get stale...

[jenmuff369]

he is so out of breath geez calm down

[MrSquid21]

when you're watching CHOW videos, you're doing it all wrong

[toix48]

SKIN IF THE FUCKING BEST!!!! BITCH ASS WHORE! MOTHER FUCKING COCK SUCKING ASS HOLE LICK DEMON JIZZ DRINKING GYPSY!

[kiraaleximusic]

WASTE OF FOOD.

[dapletd]

if one wishes to learn anything (like i do) CHOW is not the place to go for all they do is introduce one to the obvious .

[FuriousPumpkin]

1:25 that's the most voluptuous pot I've ever seen. I'm a little turned on.

[jaydi54]

This video is absolutely useless. First he tells you that too much salt in the brine is " doing it all wrong " . Then he tells you that brining is so simple " it´s just water, salt and sugar ". So does he tell you how much water, salt and sugar you need for a ( not too salty ) brine ? No ! In the end you still don´t know how to make a brine that is not too salty, which is the main theme of the video. This is video pollution in its purest form. A complete waste of bits, bytes and time.

[FFXPWNS]

@jaydi54 Use google, or go to chow.com. Not rocket science. And for the first bit, use fucking discretion. I hate people who can't develop common sense.

[jaydi54]

@FFXPWNS Common sense would tell me NOT to make a video which would require the viewer to " google " absent but necessary information which easily could have been and certainly should have been included in the video in the first place. And as far as using " f +++++g discretion, I only have one question. Does your mommy know you use language like that ?

[flaviasantini]

i find most of chow videos pretty informative, but the problem with them is that they start by treating us all like a bunch of idiots - and end up wasting a lot of food that could be cooked in the right way right from the start. that's plain wrong.

[darkbrian788]

well who the fuck throws salt on a turkey

[koolaid5684]

wtf they do with all the wasted food. i mean people r straving and there just fkn chucking it around

[MyspacHor911]

2:45 HAHA!

[Cormega006]

This was horrible, and his " right" looked wrong.

[sawayoiolani]

Loved it. Great Ideas.

[darkbrian788]

WELL DONT SPLASH SALT ON IT FOOL

[camhottylover]

We don't have Thanksgiving in the UK, and I'v e never even heard of 'brining' a Turkey before. But I might just have to try this on my Christmas Turkey.

[WoWbob396]

the wrong way looked better

[soberoks666]

...chow makes me feel stupid D:

[dannymrowr]

wow Michael Chiarello did not age well =(

[dionstap]

@dannymrowr yea-i didnt recognize him at first! does he stll do food network shows? cuz this vid seems like a step down for his career!

[justinmania101]

4 things 1 0:30 some people like dryed up turkey your hands won't get silmy.2 0:48 some people like turkey salty that nice taste.3 why get rid of the gibbets they sound funny.4 what if we can't afford two turkeys.

[slacker482]

2:46 "the breasts are still juicy and deliceous" 0__o

[BboyExert]

Look , it's Alec Baldwin !

[ispaniola]

Briniac

[dfee11]

youre talking about too much salt yet you dont give measurements of how mcuh salt to put in!? Crazy if u ask me

[222apple222]

Shouldent wash a turkey , spreads the germs !!

[peanutking242]

@222apple222 dont wash your hands...less germs!

[dLimboStick]

1:25 HAHAHA, As if we all have an empty fridge that we can fit a giant pot into.

[Glashan]

does it really have to be kosher salt???

[kenokaasari]

@Glashan

Nope

[zebilicious12]

Dont tell me how to brine my turkey fool

[ablack57]

you're doing it all wrong..err.. i mean correct...

[anotherashley1985]

Hello, you never told us what ratio of water to sugar to use.

[Bridgebain]

Water gets "stale"? Really? What happens...the Hs and Os get tired of being connected?

[ashah1980]

hahaha good one!

[lindyan]

Yeah, water gets stale, it rots.

[ashesfrombones]

"~Classic comeback!"

[mamalekas]

Not exactly the Hs and Os. It's more about. the bacterial activity in standing water

[The4LA2Baker0]

@Bridgebain Yes, water gets "stale".

It loses the oxygen dissolved in it and that changes the taste somewhat, also CO2 absorption which makes it acidic.

[peanutking242]

@The4LA2Baker0 carbonic acid (CO2 in water) is present in most water except freshly BOILED and DISTILED water. So i think his concern of using freshly boiled water vs boiler water is the weird brass/copper/lead taste u get from old boiler water not the oxygen and carbon dioxide content

[pajamagirl123]

@Bridgebain it starts to take on the taste of wherever its been sitting

[Cormega006]

@Bridgebain lolol

[rafayetn]

@Bridgebain Water gives off gases while it sits around. For making tea, it is particularly important to have fresh water, because oxygen plays a large role in extraction. I'm not sure how much difference it would make in brining though.

[nynative4]

@rafayetn "Water gives off gases while it sits around..."

What a coincidence, so do I!

[FFXPWNS]

@Bridgebain Uness you have a water softener your heater will be full of calcium, iron, and lime. He was saying that those could leach into the water.

[FuriousPumpkin]

@Bridgebain I think by stale he meant hard water. Just read up on it or ask an experienced chef. A lot of times they'll use cold water to stay away from the hot water heater which can have a large build up of mineral deposits. Even if it takes longer to boil cold water sometimes the water can have such a strong mineral taste they won't touch it. Chiarello knows his stuff even if he's a bit hollywood. I wish people weren't so focused on cracking jokes, these videos can be really helpful.

[igetby1125]

:P no one eats turkey on thanksgiving! everyone attacks the ham lol

[interplanetkitty]

Yea, the recipie would help us :(... good demo though :)

[Isitonmine]

The process looks good but the video is completely pointless. You say that too much salt will ruin a brine but you don't tell us how much to use. Water to salt ratio...give us something.

[Isitonmine]

Watching the video closely, it looks to me like 2 cups of salt, 1 cup of brown sugar, a few bayleaves, tablespoon or two of peppercorns. Some other items to consider are orange slices, celery stalks, onion, thyme, rosemary, sage. I throw about an open handfull of all three branches into the brine. Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving

[rawr0206]

precisely!

[Chilax]

lol he threw away the morton and used diamond crystal the only pure salt

[bulkfull]

like the way you are staight forward.

[Gcards45]

You don't have to put butter or oil befor putting the turkey it in the oven???

How many sugar, water &salt?

yes CrashGames2108, I have never HEARD of brining the turkey.

Please iam waiting for the response.

Thanks in advance.

[TheStallion234]

Michael Chiarello is the man

[jamlaw]

This looks awesome - but any tips on how/if this will work well if you dont' roast the turkey? My mom doesn't want to mess up the inside of the oven with splatter, so I haven't been able to convince her to roast. I'd love to brine, but does it work or matter if you are cooking it another way?

[TheStallion234]

It works no matter how you cook the turkey.

[aznboi13]

how many salt...water...and pepper corn?

[michelle13579123]

If my $32 turkey is ruined u are SSOOO dead! (jk)

[kayhawk89]

Give it a try. I brine mine and it is the best turkey I had cooked

[CrashGames2108]

In my experience, most people have never even HEARD of brining their turkey. Also their turkey is dry for (not) doing so. (they also like to steam/braise their turkey in a foil tent, which actually dries out the meat)

[Syntox]

Jive ass turkey

[kidlatdakila]

Chef Chiarello! :)

[TimoJulz]

FINALLY -

One of these ChowTips that I ACTUALLY agree with!

AWESOME!

=)

[oopoo64]

Damn it feels wrong to let the poultry come up to room temperature, but i guess the meat is only at room temperature for a short time, before it gets cooked.

[nestorrfortuna]

i am Argentinean, we do not cook turkey that much... you know thanksgiving is not celebrated at all.

but all the turkey i ate in north america was terrible, i will try to do this one day, i have renew faith in this dish.

[oscarrs13]

hey he's from the Food Network Chiarello.

[FlipSnipeZ]

Michael is gettin old!!

[pinky2389]

but doesnt leaving meat out increase the chance of food poisioning?? ya that what i thought

[FLWIRS]

Not if you cook it after... the heat will kill all bacterias that might have developed. (We're not talking about leaving it out for 2 weeks here...).

[michu070]

ice chest... and ice

[onepwnzoringnoob]

its called putting it in the oven after.....

[nephildevil]

HUNGRY

[varunasingh]

2 days

[trainyhull]

did hejust put somthing hot in the fridge.......... how long did this guy spend in catering school,

everybody else if you like your fridge not broken dont do this :)

[GmodMark]

He said to let it cool down to room temperature and then put it in the fridge. :)

[trainyhull]

ohh did he my bad =/, i just saw a steaming liquid being put in the fridge and neerly had a heart attack, god im sad :) hahaha

[anozir]

Please, listen to what he says before talking.

[garith21]

He said to prepare the brine a day before you need it and let it cool to room temperature before putting it in the fridge

[lilballerina]

very well done, I like this guy.

[n4v32x]

i dont like this music... turkey looks good tho.

[HeavyWeightGunner]

someone robs your car they are gonna have a feast and ..... a new car.

[howycwap]

mmmmmm raw chicken

[ojp1991]

oi oi