Looking for another great insurance policy for moisture and flavor?

How To Inject A Turkey

Try this injection solution on turkey, pork or chicken.  It adds great flavor and moisture and gives you a leg up on the competition.

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Print These Tips Here for Chef J's Turkey Solution

Yield: 1 Turkey, 2 Chickens or 10# of Pork

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time:  5 Minutes

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Ingredients

Measure   Ingredient                                               

¼ lb                Butter, Salted                                                                     

1.5 Cups        Stock, Chicken                                                      

Taste              Rub a Dub, 5280 Culinary Rub - 4 Tbsp     

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 Cooking Directions

• Add 1.5 Cups of chicken stock to the Basting Bowl/Pot

• Add the butter and season to taste with Rub A Dub

• Heat until butter just melts and remove the basting pot from the burner

• Allow to cool slightly on the counter

• When ready draw the solution into the injector and inject into the protein in many different locations

  • Inject slowly to allow the butter to cool and stay inside the meat

• For lower sodium injection use – low sodium stock and unsalted butter

• For Bayou injection use Bayou Dust instead of Rub a Dub

• Discard leftover solution

• Cook proteins immediately

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Grills / Grill Gear Used

• GrillMark Basting Bowl Ace SKU - 8370462

• GrillMark Injector - Red Ace SKU – 8269557

• GrillMark Injector - Steel Ace SKU - 8922155

• Bayou Classic Injector - Plastic Ace SKU – 8139917

• Bayou Classic Injector - Steel Ace SKU – 8201956

• Rub a Dub – 5280 Culinary Rub Ace SKU - 8562050

 

Published on 10/10/2022.

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