When You Brined Your Bird for Thanksgiving This Year, the Results

question 24

Multiple Choice

When you brined your bird for Thanksgiving this year, the results were really disappointing. The flesh was too mushy when it came out of the brining solution. What could have gone wrong?

• A) The bird was brined in the refrigerator instead of at room temperature.
• B) The water was initially boiled along with the salt, sugar, and soy sauce.
• C) The water and salt entered the muscle by diffusion and osmosis.
• D) The bird was left too long in the brining solution.

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