Cooking Turkey Crown Brine. If the turkey skin is becoming too brown cover with foil. A lower concentrate brine might be used for larger cuts such as a whole turkey as this could take a couple of days to brine.
As the cooking times for turkey crowns the breast of the turkey still on the bone are much shorter than for whole turkeys then there is less risk of the meat drying out. Cook the turkey for 1 1 2 2 hours basting the turkey with the juices halfway through the cooking time. However a crown will still benefit from a short soak in the brining mixture.
To check if the turkey is ready insert a skewer into the thickest part of the meat.
Perhaps the most important part of brining is planning ahead. Perhaps the most important part of brining is planning ahead. If the turkey skin is becoming too brown cover with foil. If turkey floats fill a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag with water and place it on top of turkey.
