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I have a question. I am smoking a whole turkey on Monday and have a guest who is on a very low salt diet. Obviously, any brine needs a fair amount of salt to do it's chemical dance. Does anyone have any lower salt brine formula that will actually work with a lower than normal salt content? If not, I guess that I can always inject a no salt solution.

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You HAVE to have salt, that's the definition of a brine.

You can cut the salt amount, but the brine will be less effective and have to soak longer to have a similar effect.

I can't calculate how much salt would be in a slice by reducing the salt, tell him to leave the salt our of the rest of his diet for the day.

Or do up say a turkey breast, no salt.

FYI, if they are eating turkey, it's likely got salt in it already from the manufacturers.

If you're really worried, just don't brine and make sure you get a fresh bird

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