The more I brine Chicken and Turkey, the more I wonder why I never brined them in the past or why I should stop brining in the future!?  Took a dozen fresh Foster Farms Chicken Legs and brined them for 3 hours using the following simple recipe :

• ½ gallon water
• ½ cup of sugar
• ¼ cup of Kosher Salt
• 5 Fl ounces of Yasama Teriyaki
• 1 cup of Mr Yoshida’s Marinade & Cooking Sauce Read More

Garlic Chicken from my local Chinese restaurant ranks high on my list of favorites so I decided to brine half a Chicken using liquid Garlic along with a Marinade & Cooking Sauce.  Not that I expected to duplicate the delectable flavors of Chinese Take-Out but it inspired me to work on another easy brine recipe to add to my repertoire. Read More

Hickory smoked Chicken is hard to beat but one of my passions is to develop various easy brine recipes to enhance the moisture and flavors of Chickens in various shapes and sizes when  smoked/grilled on a MAK 2 Star Wood Pellet Smoker-Grill and/or an Infrared Roaster (SRG). Read More

Here’s a quick and dirty delectable meal consisting of a Brined fresh Foster Farms Chicken and Baked Potatoes.  The basic brine consisted of ½ gallon of water, ½ cup of Kosher Salt, and ½ cup of Sugar.  Brined the chicken parts for 2 hours in the fridge.  Patted the chicken dry before rubbing  Annie’s Roasted Garlic EVOO and McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Chicken Rub On/Under the skin.  The baked potatoes were rubbed with Annie’s Roasted Garlic EVOO and Fagundes Seasoning. Read More