Comments on: Apple Cider Turkey Brine

By: Jill Wilkins

Jill Wilkins — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:47:14 +0000

This was absolutely fabulous! My husband told me that my turkey I made with this brine was the best turkey he has ever eaten. Thank you for this wonderful recipe

By: michellemc

michellemc — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:19:32 +0000

I had never tasted a brined turkey, nor had I ever made one myself. I wanted to try something new with my turkey this year so I looked at recipes for brine. We don’t use a lot of salt in my house so I was worried about the turkey or gravy tasting too salty. I picked this recipe to try because of the apple cider and the inclusion of some of my favorite herbs.

I doubled this recipe because I had 23lb bird this year. I didn’t know what to expect as far as flavor, but this did give a subtle, somewhat savory flavor to the turkey, and the drippings (which filled 3/4ths of the roasting pan!) made the best tasting gravy I’ve ever had at Thanksgiving. I was expecting a somewhat stronger flavor but, not having any experience with a brined turkey before, I have no complaints. This turkey was very juicy and tender, and neither the bird nor the gravy had a noticeable salty flavor, which was a big bonus for me.

5 stars!

By: dixie

dixie — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:08:15 +0000

Used this for my turkey this year and it was moist and flavorful!

By: mrswebbfisher

mrswebbfisher — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:19:52 +0000

Thanks for the recipe. I have been wanting to brine a turkey this year. Great to have a recipe with apple cider in it. I think this will do the trick.