First chicken smoke

[ibbones]

My whole chicken brine is this:

1 gallon of tap water (or enough to completely submerge the chicken in a bowl that is not too much larger than the chicken). Don't heat up the water, room temperature is fine.
¾ cup kosher salt
1 cup white sugar
1 tbs ground black pepper
1 tbs cayenne
Mix all the ingredients well until the salt and sugar are dissolved.

Done.  I am going to brine each bird with this recipe and try each one with different wood.

 

[DivotMaker]

As long as we're recommending brines for poultry, Bones, I'll throw in my go-to!  I find the orange juice adds the sugar, without adding sugar.

DM's All-Purpose Poultry Brine

 

[Sum1]

Forgot the mention that I brine the bird in the fridge. I think that goes without saying..