Harold Imports Elizabeth Karmel Grill Friends Brining Bags

For making tender and juicy turkey, chicken, seafood and pork
Holds up to a 25 pound turkey with brining solution
Extra heavy weight with gusseted bottom for easier storage
Secure seal avoids leaking
Recipe for Auntie Ann's Sweet Maple Brine included

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Brining Bag
Comment: I was not sure what type of brining bag I would need for 16 lb turkey. Well, this bag was definitely big enough for any turkey size. Its sealed very easily and made brining a very simple task. Hope this helps to any who are not sure which product is best.

Customer Rating:
Summary: The perfect solution for mess-free turkey brining!
Comment: I am so glad I found this item last year! It is a nice, heavy bag. The ziplocking mechanism works great and holds up very well.

Get a 5 gallon bucket (you can buy a brand new, clean one for cheap at many stores, incl. WM) and put the open bag in the bucket (sort of like you are lining the bucket). Lower the turkey in and then pour your brining solution in and zip 'er up! Then you can just put the top on your 5 gallon bucket and put it in a cool place for the night. I laid some Cryopaks on top of the bucket to give it extra coolness and put it in my laundry room. It made it so easy. I believe I got that tip from Alton Brown.

My bucket didn't even get dirty. When it was time to rinse off the turkey I just brought the bagged turkey up to my sink, stood it up in the sink and ran water in it. Then I poked a hole in the back side of the bag (it's not like you are going to use it again!) and kept running water to get a good rinse. That way I didn't have to handle the raw poultry excessively (which skeeves me out big time!) and I was able to adequately rinse it before lifting it out and plopping that big dude into his roasting pan.

Customer Rating:
Summary: What a great turkey!
Comment: First ever attempt to brine a Thanksgiving turkey. The brining bag was plenty large enough for our turkey and all the brine necessary as well as being sturdy enough to handle the weight. The results were spectacular.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Not as good as they made it sound
Comment: I followed the directions on the package EXACTLY this Thanksgiving when I used it to brine my turkey and the bag is nearly impossible to seal. I ran my fingers over the seal over and over again, it took me over 20 minutes to get the bag to FINALLY seal (After I got a load of brine all over me). It was a thick bag and appeared to be sturdy. Once I did finally get it to seal it did not leak, but I think I'll find a different brand of bag for the Christmas turkey.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Didn't leak with a 20 lb turkey
Comment: I received my shipped turkey and it was twice the size I ordered and I didn't notice that this bag is for smaller turkeys. Nothing leaked out and it held the larger turkey with liquid with no problem. I think $8 is very expensive for an oversize ziploc bag.