I've done a couple of whole turkeys on the pellet grill but they were basically fresh ready to cook.
Got a good deal on a frozen bird the other day. It is now thawed and I put together a brine but remembered something about not brining a bird that was basted. Read the package and sure enough this bird is basted. Baste apparently consists of turkey juices, salt and a few odds and ends, that I can't pronounce or spell.
I still put it in my favorite brine for cooking tomorrow but I reduced the salt to a little less than half of what I was using. Does this sound reasonable or should I not have brined at all??
Brine basically has water, brown sugar, honey, apple juice, and little less than 1/4 cup of salt for about 1 1/2 gal of liquid (water and apple juice).