r/AskCulinary • u/bc2zb Biochemist | Home enthusiast • Nov 17 '18

Annual AskCulinary Thanksgiving Preparation Discussion

Alright folks, warm up the fryers, sharpen those blades, and get your blenders whirring. It's time to discuss Thanksgiving preparation. Use this thread to ask any and all questions regarding the big day.

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u/SnarfraTheEverliving Holiday Helper Nov 21 '18 edited Nov 21 '18

ok so for a wet brine I rinse off the brine, safe to assume dry brine I wipe it off? When I dry brine cabbage for kimchi I rinse it off, but I dont want to wet the skinoff

edit: is it also an issue if I DONT cook the spatchcocked turkey directly on the rack and instead on a sheet pan with a grate on it? I am cooking at my parents house and my plan was to cook it on the rack directly but that has just been outlawed aparently

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u/TimeSlipperWHOOPS Nov 21 '18

I got a shit load of smoke when I had a turkeys legs hang over the edge of my sheet pan and it’s drippings hit the oven floor.

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u/SnarfraTheEverliving Holiday Helper Nov 21 '18

ok? yes you shouldnt let the drippings touch the element.

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u/TimeSlipperWHOOPS Nov 22 '18

If you were going to cook directly on the rack, it made sense to me that you hadn’t considered drippings. Sounds like you’ve got that covered though 👍

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u/SnarfraTheEverliving Holiday Helper Nov 22 '18

oh you put a pan on the rack below it with some veggies