jjomall
Assistant Cook
So I think this is proper forum, but I am planning my christmas dinner, or rather I have it all planned out except for the brine. I have a 17 lb. frozen turkey that doesn't say anywhere not to brine the turkey. So I am planning on a brine, but I can't figure out where to put the turkey. My thought is to put the turkey in a cooler (big enough for the turkey, water and easy to move). But then what do I do with the cooler? I'm living in MN so it's cold right now and supposed to be highs of 20 and 18 the next 2 days (10 on Christmas, yay!). So I am guessing that leaving the turkey outside would result in freezing water or a frozen turkey or just not good. I could put it in my garage but the garage is still warmer than a refrigerator, so what do I do? Is it ok to put ice in the cooler, in which case how do I compensate the water amount? I will be doing an overnight brine, so according to the recipe I'm using (cook illustrated's) it is 1/2 cup of salt per gallon of water. Help please!