fair fresh turkey question- will it keep 3-4 days in the fridge, with a dry brine on day 2 or 3?
Greetings and salutations, I purchased a fresh turkey from the local farmer and she wants us to pick up on Monday. I am planning to do a dry brine, but my question is, can it keep in the fridge? I assume the salt in the brine will help, but I would love to hear others' experiences. Thank you!
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This is an interesting question! I am genuinely so jealous of your fresh, farm turkey! Raw and unbrined a turkey will only really last about 48 hours. A dry brine does give you an extra day but, truly just one. Any longer you can risk spoilage or the turkey getting overly salted.
Hope this helps!
- Justin from the Hotline team
https://food52.com/recipes/15069-russ-parsons-dry-brined-turkey-a-k-a-the-judy-bird