I'am here because I love Costco and use and make a lot of things with their products I purchase and I get asked about what I am doing with it from friends and family.
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Born and raised in Washington State.
I graduated at 17 from HS and Cosmetology College.
Married, mother of three adult children.
I have an executive membership also at Costco 25 years ago.
I am self employed.
Co owner with my husband of our company for 28 years as a sub contractor for residential homes.
We are neither rich or poor, but I grew up poor.
Hobbies: Cooking, organic gardening, foraging, hiking, 4 wheeling with friends, rock painting, puzzling and dancing...
I am not a professional at anything, just a reg down to earth Jane of all trades 😉 That sounds to good. I try.
I hope that my sharing will help someone,
Peace
- Thanksgiving Gourmet Turkey Brine - November 13, 2021
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BY RODELLE
I love this. I’ve been making my own brine mixes for decades and thought I’d give this one a try about 3 years ago. You use 2 cups of brine to 1 gallon of water. You add the brine to boiling water to re hydrate the fruit etc. It call’s for an additional gallon of water after the brine has cooled to cover the turkey. I use a mix of ice and water.
It has a real smooth blend, nothing is over powering. As I am not usually a fan of spices; cinnamon, cloves of the sorts in my savory food. This is perfect. I love doing one roasted oven turkey and the other smoked. There is always a huge debate on to brine or not. To me its simple, you want a moist turkey, brining helps and adds flavor to the meat. I additionally add butter, garlic and herbs under the skin before cooking. Happy Thanksgiving. Give it a try.
If your tired, take a break and buy the premade Costco TG mix I just saw there. I think its one breast side, mash, beans, cranberry sauce and gravy all in one. I will not cook in a messy kitchen so I get that. Ti
WHAT? I didn’t see premade Thanksgiving kit 2 days ago. Maybe I didn’t look hard enough. Good to know.
But, the deed is done for this year. I already bought a 20 lb turkey. I start cooking tomorrow, starting with cranberry sauce.
I think about that every year – to brine or not to brine.
But, this year, I have another dillema – to bake or not to bake? I feel like skipping this year’s turkey and rest. My kitchen is a mess. I am not ready. ZZzz…