Brining Question

[suziquzie]

I promise, in advance, not to brine at 70 degrees for 2 days, thus avoiding starting the brined turkey debate of '08, summer version.
OK!
Maybe this should go in cookware....
The only thing we have big enough that will fit in the fridge is a stainless steel stockpot..... can I safely brine for a day in that without a reaction?
Stainless is non-reactive, correct? YT where are ya?...

[Chicks]

IMHO Stainless steel is just fine in which to brine. Can we put that to music??
Cin

[kitchenelf]

I brine mine in a ss stockpot - it will be just fine - and please, we can't take another great debate like that one!

[Andy M.]

SS is non-reactive for as long as you want. I made corned beef in a SS stockpot once. It was in there for 10 days or so.

[VeraBlue]

I use the same thing...but when I needed to brine two turkeys, rather than spend another tidy sum on a pot, I bought a rubbermaid bucket. No worries.

[suziquzie]

My other thought was just to use our cooler... but it's overkill this time.
For our wedding "reception" we marinated 50 lbs of pork ribs in a giant cooler for a day and a half. use ice instead of water and froze the pineapple juice we used in the marinade.
Man those were some good ribs.....

[jennyema]

Those ginormous ziplocks are great because they take up less room in the fridge than a big pot.

[GB]

Originally Posted by jennyema

Those ginormous ziplocks are great because they take up less room in the fridge than a big pot.

Those make me nervous for brining though just because I would be scared they would open up of pop a leak or something.

[jennyema]

Originally Posted by GB

Those make me nervous for brining though just because I would be scared they would open up of pop a leak or something.

If I have something really big like a turkey I do put them in a cooler usually.

But otherwise if you push all the air out they seem very stable. You could double-bag them, too, if you wanted. Pushing the air out really compacts them so you need less brine and they take up less room.