Here’s the thing: choosing how to prep your turkey sets the tone for the entire meal, and both brining styles bring something different to the table. You might already have a favorite, but once you ...

Brining a turkey in advance is one of the best ways to season the meat and keep it juicy and tender. A wet brine involves submerging the raw turkey in a mixture of salt and water with optional ...

As a chef, here's how I use brining and two simple ingredients in my recipe to make the best roast chicken. It's easier than it looks.

The dry brine has several advantages over a wet brine. First, a wet brine requires a 5-gallon food-grade bucket or something equally large to submerge a whole turkey. And you have to keep that big ...

See, meat sitting in a brine will soak up some of the water; that helps make it super moist, but can also end up diluting the ...

A well-seasoned dish requires little more than salt. Spices, herbs and sauces are essential for boosts of flavor, but at a basic level, salt has the power to transform a dish from bland to flavorful.

There isn't always time to let meats sit in a coating of salt overnight in your refrigerator. Here's what to do instead of ...

Yker Acres thinks locally-raised meat makes for the best pork chops. Brian Merkel, the butcher, showed how he perfectly sears a dry-brined pork chop. He suggests treating Yker pork chops like steak, ...

A process rife with decisions, making a Thanksgiving turkey is an endeavor that can take anywhere from two hours to seven days. It starts with what size and what kind of turkey to buy Once you get the ...