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Wet brine for smoked duck?

Posted on 11/25/24 at 9:58 am
Posted by FutureCorridor49
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 9:58 am
Always smoke a duck for Thanksgiving and want to try wet brining this year (I usually dry brine). My thinking is that moisture is good anyway for smoking, so the “disadvantage” of wet brining (too “watery”) will be an advantage here. Plus I mostly just want to experiment.


Anyway, obviously I can just make a simple wet brine but wanted to see if yall had any good advice
Posted by Lambdatiger1989
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 10:12 am to
I use a very simple brine for all poultry. 1/2 cup salt and 1/2 cup sugar per gallon of water. I mix until dissolved and brine overnight. Never have any complaints on my birds being dry.
Posted by gorillacoco
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 1:15 pm to
How long do you brine for a small bird like a chicken? I’m planning to brine and smoke some wild ducks, so only about a pound for the whole cleaned bird.
Posted by Lambdatiger1989
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 1:29 pm to
For chickens, I put them in the brine before I leave in the morning, and then when it's time to cook that evening i pull them out, rinse very well, and cook however I making them. So maybe like 6-8 hours at the most. Should hold true for wild ducks as well.
Posted by FutureCorridor49
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Member since May 2023
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Posted on 11/25/24 at 3:51 pm to
From what I understand, though, if your brine is fine then you won’t oversalt the bird. The point of a brine is that the salt equalizes throughout. Leaving it in there might affect texture, but the salt is equalized either way.

Lmk if I’m wrong
This post was edited on 11/25/24 at 3:53 pm
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