Has anyone ever?

[Paulie O]

Greetings Fellow TVWBB Members

I wanted to smoke a 12 lb turkey before holidays and try a buttermilk / water / salt brine.Has anyone ever used buttermilk and if so how did it come out?

I searched turkey forums but could not find what I was looking for. I realize the turkey forums are closed but wanna practice since I'm hosting this year.

Slainte'

Paulie

 

[Paulie O]

I decided to try buttermilk / water and kosher salt brine. Will update this post in future

 

[Chris Allingham]

Not sure what dairy is going to bring to the party. Keep us informed.

 

[Paulie O]

The buttermilk brine , I think will create a very crisp skin overall while being smoked.

 

[timothy]

Buttermilk makes a great marinade for chicken and should work as a Mari-brine for turkey. I have a cookbook from Jim Tarantino where he touches on that (briefly) but favorably.
Keep us posted with the results

tim