Since the 1990s, when Cook’s Illustrated started promoting brining, millions of people have gotten hip to the advantages of soaking their holiday bird in salt water — touted as a foolproof way to ...

Dry brined roasted turkey is the easiest way to get juicy, flavorful meat without babysitting the oven. It’s simple. It’s ...

Achieving restaurant-level chicken wing crispiness at home can be a real challenge. Unless you have a deep fryer in your house, which most of us don't, the typical way to even get close to the crunch ...

Knowing how to brine a turkey could save you (and your family!) from years of dry Thanksgiving turkeys to come. Here are our five easy steps to achieve brining magic. Thanksgiving dinner used to be ...

Thanksgiving is upon us, so you’re likely gearing up to carefully roast the star of the show — your turkey. And if you typically use a recipe that’s as messy as it is headache-inducing, we recommend ...

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 ...

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 ...