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dfreetly

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Brine Chicken and Pheasant together?
« on: October 21, 2017, 09:11:41 AM »
Hi All,

I need to brine some chicken and pheasant breasts and I'm wondering if its okay to brine them together or if I should brine them separately.  My plan is to brine the pheasant twice as long as the chicken.

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Dave
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MTSmokin

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Re: Brine Chicken and Pheasant together?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2017, 11:22:39 PM »
What did you do and how did it turn out?  It's pheasant season and need some ideas.  It  tends to be dry unless I make soup.
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Re: Brine Chicken and Pheasant together?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2017, 11:40:53 PM »
I don't know how I missed this post Dave, and welcome to the forum (albeit a bit late)! Yes, it is totally okay to brine together. Put the pheasant in first, then add the chicken half-way through, so both are done at the same time.
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Re: Brine Chicken and Pheasant together?
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2017, 11:09:25 AM »
@MTSmokin.....I did end up brining the chicken and pheasant breasts together overnight.  Before I smoked I wrapped the pheasant breasts in bacon and put them fairly high in the smoker and put the chicken breasts below since they were much thicker.  Both the chicken and pheasant turned out really good.  I think the combo of brining and wrapping in bacon really helped the pheasant breasts keep moist.
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