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Questions about what ingredients can be used in the brining liquid and how the brining will affect the food.

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Reusing pickle brine

I have done some experiments pickling eggs with left over cucumber pickle brine. Just to be safe I reboiled the brine to sterilize it. It tasted great. I don't do this with my eggs anymore simply b …
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Can I brine meat after cooking it?

Brining works on raw meat by denaturing some of the proteins inside the cells so they gel and hold tightly onto their water. It also gets tasty salt in. … Brining will not cause the meat to hold on to any new water. Basically all it will do is wash away some of the surface flavor into the brine. …
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Does marinating break down proteins the way brining does?

The point of brining is not tenderization- It's juiciness and flavor. When brining, initially dissolved substances inside the meat cells leave into the brine. …
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Can you make pan gravy if the turkey was brined?

Make sure you follow the brining recipe. Don't have too high a concentration of salt and don't brine for too long. Rinse off the bird, inside and out, before roasting. …
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What is the proper amount of time to thaw + brine a turkey simultaneously?

You would have to add ice or have the turkey somewhere colder than 40F for this to be safe. 2- brining too long turning a turkey to mush. … I have never seen a recipe that called for brining this long. The brine recipes I have seen are on the order of 4-10 hours. …
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Does adding salt when soaking dry beans toughen or soften the skin of the bean?

Go to the beans section in J. Kenji López-Alt's chili blog post: http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/01/how-to-make-the-best-chili-ever-recipe-super-bowl.html In short: salt replaces calcium and magnesiu …
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What happens if I brine my turkey for 2 days?

You could submerge your turkey in its packaging in ice water in a cooler for a day before brining. …
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