The Cooking Technique You Should Be Using

It adds flavor and tenderness to your meat and reduces cooking time.

How to Brine Poultry, Fish, and Meat Brining meat is an age-old process of food preservation. Heavy concentrations of salt-preserved meats were taken on long ocean voyages and military campaigns before the advent of refrigeration. Today, brining has a new purpose. By using smaller quantities of salt mixed with other spices and herbs, brining can add flavor and tenderness and reduce cooking times. READ MORE More Cooking Techniques What You Should Do With Leftover Braising Liquid Get the Recipe Does Searing Meat Really "Seal In" Its Juices? See More How to Perfect the Art of Steaming Get the Recipe Grilling vs. Broiling in the Oven Get the Recipe The Spruce Eats on YouTube 7 Classic Chicken Dinners to Make This Week Watch & Learn Something for Your Sweet Tooth The Braising Pans You Want in Your Kitchen Our Favorite Cast Iron Pans Right Now This Is the Key to Grilling to Perfection Did somebody forward you this email? Sign Up for Cooking School by The Spruce Eats Newsletter! Have feedback? Send us an email at contact@thespruceeats.com, subject line: Newsletter Feedback. Follow us:   You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to Cooking School by The Spruce Eats newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2021 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005