Brine

[maklabouhlel]

Hello,

When you a make a brine for chicken, does the solution have to be a fixed concentration?

 

[maklabouhlel]

It depends on how long you have to brine, for a whole chicken I’ll normally put it in a 5% solution overnight for 10-12 hours. But if I don’t have the time then I’ll use a 10% solution for 6 hours. And so on and so forth.

What's the salt to water ratio for 5%?

 

[maklabouhlel]

It’s 5%, so for 2 litres of water you add 5% of that value in salt, 100g.

That's great, thanks.