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 ...

Apple Cider Turkey Brine is a flavorful way to take your holiday turkey up a notch. Instead of plain water or broth, the turkey soaks in a brine made with apple cider, salt, herbs, and spices. The ...

One way to guarantee a flavorful turkey? Brine it. When it comes to brining a turkey, you've got two options: A traditional wet brine of soaking the bird in a salt solution. Or a dry brine (also ...

A secret to a meal's juicy and tender meat—we outline how long to brine a turkey by weight and salt-to-water ratios. Sometimes it's a good thing to get a little salty. Case in point: mastering how to ...

When you decide to grill a turkey, accidentally drying out the meat is a major concern. You could combat that with a marinade ...

After testing dry- and wet-brined turkeys side by side, we’ve found the method that delivers the juiciest meat, crispiest skin, and truest turkey flavor. I’ve cooked a lot of turkeys in my career. As ...

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Brining isn’t a topic that gets brought up most of the year. I rarely get texts or messages from friends and family members wondering how to brine a pork loin or a whole chicken. But, as Thanksgiving ...

For the last decade, I’ve been brining my Thanksgiving turkeys in champagne. The technique has produced delicious, consistent results from campsites in Big Sur, California, and Baja, Mexico—and in ...

A goal of the Thanksgiving host is to deliver a beautifully cooked turkey with golden-brown crisp skin and juicy meat. Achieving the latter is no easy task, but there's a surefire way to ensure your ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Thanksgiving has a reputation for endless ...