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Mr. NiceGuy · 08-03-2015, 06:58 PM

I have a question:

For those of you who always use brine recipes to prepare fish for smoking, what is the main purpose of the brine?

I brine my beef jerky before I throw it in the dehydrator, but that's to break down tough meat, preserve the beef so it doesn't have to be refrigerated, and to make it savory and hot-pepper spicy. I'm taking a low quality cut of beef and making it into a delightful protein snack. When we eat beef jerky we are eating the spices as much as we are eating the underlying beef that holds it all together.

My fish is already delightfully fresh, moist, delicate and tasty by nature, so I have never brined my fish. What am I missing?

08-03-2015, 06:58 PM	#10
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 838	I have a question: For those of you who always use brine recipes to prepare fish for smoking, what is the main purpose of the brine? I brine my beef jerky before I throw it in the dehydrator, but that's to break down tough meat, preserve the beef so it doesn't have to be refrigerated, and to make it savory and hot-pepper spicy. I'm taking a low quality cut of beef and making it into a delightful protein snack. When we eat beef jerky we are eating the spices as much as we are eating the underlying beef that holds it all together. My fish is already delightfully fresh, moist, delicate and tasty by nature, so I have never brined my fish. What am I missing? __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise Last edited by Mr. NiceGuy; 08-03-2015 at 07:26 PM.