I mistakenly picked up a turkey with added salt. Can I still brine it?

Kristen is the Senior Editor of Food52

added over 1 year ago

If it's a kosher bird, it should be fine, since they're just salted briefly. But if it's a Butterball or other pre-brined or deep-basted bird, don't brine it -- it'll be plenty seasoned and juicy on its own!

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Stephanie is the Head Recipe Tester of Food52.

added over 1 year ago

Hmmm... That's a tough one. Do you know how much salt was added?

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Federico_ added over 1 year ago

Careful about overdoing salt. If I were you I would brine it, but rinse the salt off before roasting.

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emadethis added over 1 year ago

The sodium content on the nutrition label was plenty high in my opinion, so I'm defnitely thinking salt is a bad idea, but could I soak it do you think in a salt free brine with some sugar and aromatics?

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