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Eric Wynkoop - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to Ask Anything – from cooking techniques to co… Read More.
Question:
How do I brine a chicken?
— Joshua Carlini
Answer:
Brining is gonna be the simplest way, um, uh, to impart salt, you know, to a food, in this case, chicken. And, um, you know, you can do that in water, right? That's gonna be, um, the, the, the, the, you know, a brine is typically wet. And that's, that's the, that's the way we think about that. And we use, um, uh, commonly a 5% salt solution in water, and then you can adjust it from there. Um, you know, I've worked with a recipe as high recipes as high as 8%, but so between five and 8%, but 5% is a good place to start in terms of salinity. And then, um, for, for chicken, you know, you can soak it, um, uh, it, it could be overnight. That's probably ample. Okay. And, um, give that a try and then adjust it from there. A lot of this is gonna be on based upon personal preference. Okay? Um, and, uh, if, if you have lower salinity, you know, maybe it's, uh, you can go a little bit longer if you're, you're playing at the higher end of my suggested range, seven or 8%. Uh, maybe you cut it down to just a day or, or even, you know, even less than that.
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