To brine or not to brine...

This is no longer a question in my book. I made a practice turkey (practicing for Thanksgiving next week!) and brined for the first time. Wow, it was way worth it! The turkey stayed moist and perfect for several days afterwards - I will definitely never make a turkey without brining it again!
And of course, I took pictures so you too can follow our turkey's brining adventure.
The cast of characters (well, aside from the star):


The salt, spices, and water get boiled together:

Can you believe one plastic bag cost over $3??

Pouring the brine solution over the turkey in the brine bag:

Mmmm...briney:

The turkey sits in the brine solution overnight.

The finished product!

Jon just read through this, and would like me to let everyone know that you can also brine steaks, salmon, pork...pretty much any type of meat is the impression I'm getting. So now you know - go brine something! =)