2 Questions

[oldsaintd]

1. I am fixin' to pull my brisket flats off at 160 degrees and wrap them in foil, they cooked fat side down, should I flip them and put them back in or leave them fat down?

B. On Alton Brown orange Juice brine can I brine my thighs for a few hours and pull them, rinse them and refridge until tomorrow then Bill's rub them and cook?

Thanks guys you are my BBQ salvation

[bigwheel]

Yeppers..lean side always goes down in the foil. I do not know nothing about Alton Browns skanky orange juice brine..but if it is half as bad as Emerils Beer brine..I feel sorry for ya. Would take Rachel Ray to come up with a decent brine in my book.

bigwheel

[Thom Emery]

Is 160 a lil early to foil? Ya dont want ta Potroast that Brisket.
But you are the Chef.
Dont know about Altons deal

[oldsaintd]

On Alton Brown orange Juice brine can I brine my thighs for a few hours and pull them, rinse them and refridge until tomorrow then Bill's rub them and cook?

Anyone?

[jshively]

On Alton Brown orange Juice brine can I brine my thighs for a few hours and pull them, rinse them and refridge until tomorrow then Bill's rub them and cook?

Anyone?

Honestly just leave them in. The brine will help keep them juicier and I have never noticed a salty taste at all. Heck my mom who hates salt more than jehovia witness hates a doberman loves the brine.

[bigwheel]

Well..less you exceeding a cup o salt per gallon of water..it dont need rinsing..and if it aint at least got a cup o salt per gallon it aint really a brine. Salt water soak maybe? A real brine will float a raw egg. So no..dont think you need to be jumping through all them hoops and rinsing stuff etc. Put them on to brine about midnight..then give em a rub and let come up to room temp or close in the AM. Bill's rub should go very well with a brined chicken or its respective parts. Now how destructive that citrus juice is to delicate chicken flesh I aint sure. That be the culprit which be needed to be guarded against in this scenario I think. That fruit juice always make it taste funny to me so I dont use it. Now will assure pineapple juice will totally disassemble a dead chicken. Doubt if orange juice is as potent as that stuff.

bigwheel

On Alton Brown orange Juice brine can I brine my thighs for a few hours and pull them, rinse them and refridge until tomorrow then Bill's rub them and cook?

Anyone?

[david brace]

I agree that there's no need to rinse after brining. THese guys are steering you right...you just gotta go along for the ride.

DB