I put did a dry brine 2 days ago – under and over skin – and left in the fridge uncovered. It now looks like this.
I intend to do an herb butter but I don't know how I am gonna get it under that skin now.
Is this gonna be waaaay too salty to eat?
Followed this recipe. Usually I follow Alton's Good Eats wet brine recipe, but I was tired of the mushy meat texture so I gave the dry brine a whirl.
by ms_obscene
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No should be fine 🙂
No advice, but I thought the turkey was already cooked .
Should have lightly covered it for that long of a rest. It will be fine. The skin may turn out tough
Dry brine is supposed to look like that. The skin should turn out earth shatteringly crisp if you cook it right.
You’re good. Don’t worry.
I’ve dry brined for years. That’s how it always looks. It looks “cooked” but that’s really the surface layer of the turkey meat.
No it’s supposed to look like that. Butter away but don’t add any additional salt. When you cook the meat will juice up and you’ll have the crispiest crust ever.
Lol I was like, it looks undercooked. I didn’t read the caption.
No this looks right
I recommend putting butter or oil *over* the skin, not under. There’s water in butter that can steam the skin if it’s trapped underneath.
I’m pretty sure that Kenji and Deb talk about this somewhere in this podcast episode on [grilled chicken](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-recipe-with-kenji-and-deb/id1713169728?i=1000656146398).
Bad news, you’re not going to get an herb butter under that skin. Great news, you’re going to have incredibly crisp skin.
it looks fine. your dry brine soaked the moisture out of the outer layer of the bird so it will turn slightly darker/more purple. the moisture & salt will reabsorb into the meat as it cooks 🙂
Not ruined at all. That’s what you want the skin to look like after a dry brine. Just don’t add any more salt and you’re good to go!
This is gonna give you a beautiful burnished crispy skin. This turkey looks ready to be cooked! Good job OP
Is it just back from Lanzarote?
Looks awesome. Looks like mine when I dry brine it. Skin will be nicely brown and crispy when roasted. Don’t need butter as it may make it blotchy.
Ah butter up the top to remoisturize it before going under the skin
I’ve always found a long dry brine uncovered in the fridge makes the skin too chewy. I don’t go more than a day personally
I looks good!
Yes, I’ll forward an address to send it to.
Looks more like it is sunburned than cooked.
that’s gonna be a good turkey. i dry brine chicken, fish, and pork and always takes on that look to a degree. hope it finishes as well as i expect it to!
Not sure yet, cut me a slice…..
Dry brine into cheese cloth method has been a game changer for me. Very easy, incredibly delicious. Hard to mess up.
This looks good. I do a dry brine in my fridge for 3 days (if the bird is fresh, 1-2 days after it has thawed if it’s frozen) and then put a butter under the skin before I put it in the oven. Just gotta be careful on getting the butter under it so be gentle. Start with just a couple of fingers to loosen the skin and as it loosens up you can do more. Gordon Ramsay has a good video on getting butter under the skin that I’ve linked below. Always amazing. It always looks dessicated and dry like this. Do your butter, cook it till the breast is 155, let it rest at least an hour, and it’ll be amazing 🙂
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZeAAs2V2c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZeAAs2V2c)
Looks like the skin of your average Florida retiree.
Nah. You’re gonna have nice seasoned crispy skin!
Did you cook it in a sunbed?
Nothing is fucked here, Dude.
I’d cook it first!!
It does appear to be dead, yeah.
If it warms a little you might be able to get it under the skin. he likes mayo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUcZqyGrWYw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUcZqyGrWYw)
I worried this was after it was cooked lol
that is typically for a dry brine, but I also don’t do 2 day dry brines, overnight is usually enough for turkey
Looks good! Put the butter on top of the skin to roast it and it should come out looking like a Rockwell painting.