Brining turkey breast?

[J Causey]

I assume a turkey breast would need brining just like a whole turkey before smoking? Is this true?

Thanks

 

[James Lake]

Every turkey/turkey breast that I've smoked, I've brined.....not sure that you "have to".

 

[James Lake]

I've smoked turkey this way a couple of times, and I've also just did turkey breast, with this recipe from Tim Love. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/smoked-turkey-recipe/index.html

 

[James Lake]

test....Tim Love. I wanted to learn how to do this.

 

[timothy]

Depends on your tastes. The turkey breast's that I get from the store are already enhanced, and some can be more saltier than others.

Tim

 

[Dwain Pannell]

I brine most poultry and pork.

 

[Tony R]

I would brine.

 

[Remi]

Preferring white meat to dark meat, the last few Thanksgivings I have smoked two whole, bone-in turkey breasts using the honey brine from the cooking topics page: http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/turkey2.html

The brine recipe is enough for two whole breasts. It has come out great each time and it is my favorite way to do turkey. I usually try to find a natural bird (without a solution) but have used some of the lower percentage solutions (5%), which came out great too.

Good luck.