Brine Time for Turkey Breast

[Scott in SoCal]

I'm going to smoke a couple of bone-in turkey breast halves (an entire breast split into two pieces). Each weighs between 3.5 and 4 pounds. I'm going to use the Slaughterhouse Brine.

How long should I brine each half-breast?

Thanks for your advice, everyone!

 

[Ryan P.K.]

I brine my turkey in a 5 gallon water cooler. I will put the turkey in the cooler frozen, and let it brine away. It takes 2 days for the turkey to thaw out.

 

[NeilH]

I brined a thawed breast for eight hours and came out great.

 

[JeffB]

When I brine a whole bird, I have submerged it for 24 hours in the liquid and then air dried it for another 24 hours before going on the smoker. But that's a whole bird. I dunno about breast halves...

 

[Scott in SoCal]

I brined a thawed breast for eight hours and came out great.

Neil: Did you throw it on the smoker right away, or did you wait for awhile and let the skin dry out a bit?

Thanks!!

 

[George Curtis]

are these raw uninhanced or inhanced ? for raw at least several hours. for inhanced, i would brine at all. just me.

 

[Scott in SoCal]

are these raw uninhanced or inhanced ? for raw at least several hours. for inhanced, i would brine at all. just me.

George: They're raw and not previously brined or injected. I'll probably go with an hour per pound or about 4 hours each....

 

[NeilH]

Neil: Did you throw it on the smoker right away, or did you wait for awhile and let the skin dry out a bit?

Thanks!!

I did dry it with paper towels then applied a light coat of olive oil then seasoned. Seems like that helps crisp up the skin. Hope this helps.