I thawed my heritage turkey and plan to use a wet brine. Do I drain and rinse off all the (pink) juices that have come out during the thaw? Thanks!

Posted by: TrishT
November 25, 2015

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scruzNovember 25, 2015

i am going against the grain here and other places but i always wash the juices off of all meat before preparing it. i just don't like the thought of food sitting around in something that might taste off. but all of the pros just pat dry.

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Caroline L.November 25, 2015

no need to rinse, but go ahead and drain the juices that came off from thawing. and here's our guide to brining, just in case: https://food52.com/blog...

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