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    Good Food

    Salt Brining Tips

    A simple way to get the full flavor out of meats is to let it marinate in salt. Los Angeles Times food writer and author Russ Parsons shares tips on salt brining. He recommends brining turkey in a large pot of salted water or salt rubbing the skin. His latest book is How to Pick a Peach .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    A simple way to get the full flavor out of meats is to let it marinate in salt. Los Angeles Times food writer and author Russ Parsons shares tips on salt brining. He recommends brining turkey in a large pot of salted water or salt rubbing the skin. His latest book is How to Pick a Peach.

    Roast Salted Turkey

    Serves 11 to 15 people

    Music break: El Paso by Mirageman

    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Mori Ex Cacao; Bacon Salt; Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00The Gold Standard: Larkin's
    3. 15:00Bacon Salt
    4. 22:00Salt Brining TipsYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00The Art of Simple Food
    6. 36:00Edible Films, Coatings and Powders
    7. 42:00Good Calories, Bad Calories
    8. 48:00Mori Ex Cacao
    9. 53:00Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Mori Ex Cacao; Bacon Salt; Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00The Gold Standard: Larkin's
    3. 15:00Bacon Salt
    4. 22:00Salt Brining TipsYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00The Art of Simple Food
    6. 36:00Edible Films, Coatings and Powders
    7. 42:00Good Calories, Bad Calories
    8. 48:00Mori Ex Cacao
    9. 53:00Liquid Nitrogen in the Kitchen
    Back to Good Food