There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Heres the recipe I used for the brine: 1.5 Cup Kosher Salt 1.5 Cup Brown Sugar 4 Quarts Chicken Broth 2 Tablespoon Hickory Smoke Flavor (unless you decide to smoke the turkey) 2 Cups White Vinegar 1 Cup Lime Juice 1 Cup Minced Green Onion (or white onion) 8 Minced Garlic Cloves 4 Tablespoons Thyme 4 Tablespoons Crushed Allspice Berries 4 Tablespoons Garlic Powder 2 Tablespoons Cayenne Pepper 2 Tablespoons Sage 1 Tablespoon Peeled & Grated Ginger 1 Tablespoon Nutmeg 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon Added everything to a large stock pot and brought to a boil then added 8 Minced Scotch Bonnet Peppers after brine was brought to boil
Once the brine was cooled off, I put the turkey in a large bucket, added the brine and topped off with water so it was completely submerged and now its in the refrigerator.
I am just going to use a pre-mixed dry jerk seasoning rub mixed with some soft butter to coat the turkey before it goes in the oven and then just roast like usual. The rub is Busha Browne Jerk Seasoning Rub that I got off Amazon.
If I think about it Ill post a picture of the finished bird.