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I used to hate turkey. It was dry and bland and tough and terrible. Especially the white meat. The white meat was literally inedible unless you chewed it with water.

Or at least, that's the way my grandmother used to make it. Every single damn year.

Then she got too old to do the cooking, so I tried making the turkey, following the instructions from Good Eats. I brined that bird for 2 days.

It was the best turkey I'd ever had. Even the white meat was tender and juicy. I had seconds, and thirds. So did everyone else. Everyone loved my turkey.

Except my grandmother. She said it was awful. I think she was just bitter that my turkey was so much better than hers and on my very first attempt.