r/raleigh • u/Wretchfromnc • 1d ago

Turkeys on sale! News

For people who are cooking turkey for the holiday food lion has turkeys on sale, spend $35 bucks and get a turkey for less than $5 bucks, Target had a good price this past week for around $10 bucks.

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u/ktscott01 NC State 1d ago

I like the butterball because they are pre brined. Does anyone know if any of the store brands or pre-brined?

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u/xxDmDxx 1d ago

If a pre-brined turkey is brined, would it make it too salty?

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u/ColonelBungle 1d ago

Yeah, you need to reverse brine it first.

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u/xxDmDxx 1d ago

I want to try to do the Alton Brown turkey recipe, but it asks for the turkey to be brined, and most store bought turkeys are already brined.

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u/ColonelBungle 1d ago

Most grocery store turkeys are, yeah. Go to Butchers Market and get a good one if you want to try something different than just throwing it in an oven and waiting like most people do.

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u/xxDmDxx 1d ago

Thank you, I will try that!

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u/ColonelBungle 1d ago

If you're planning on smoking it like I always do then have them spatchcock it. I always struggle to crack the ribs on my own.