Recipes Meat and Poultry Turkey Brine Out of This World Turkey Brine 4.9 (852) 658 Reviews 37 Photos This turkey brine recipe is the best around. Use before smoking or roasting your turkey. My uncle gave me this recipe; he is an avid meat smoker. Submitted by SUDEMERS Updated on October 18, 2024 Save Rate Print Share Add Photo 37 37 37 37 Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 34 cups Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings 2 gallons water 1 ½ cups canning salt ⅓ cup brown sugar ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce 3 tablespoons minced garlic 1 tablespoon ground black pepper Directions Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Mix water, salt, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and pepper together in a food-grade bucket or container large enough to hold your turkey. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Carefully submerge turkey in brine. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Cover and store in the refrigerator. Soak for two days before smoking or roasting. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios From the Editor Always brine foods in a food-grade, nonreactive container such as a stainless steel or enameled stockpot, a brining bag, or a food-grade plastic bucket. Never use household trash bags, plastic trash cans, metal buckets, or containers not meant for food use. This recipe uses canning or kosher salt, not table salt. Using table salt in this amount will make the brine too salty. I Made It Print 1,359 home cooks made it!