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Question: so Im making the turkey for thanksgiving, i have the turkey in the fridge de-thawing, and i have my brine recipe all ready to go. but it calls for 1/2 ounce ground cloves and 1/2 ounce ground ginger - how do i measure that out? here is the brine recipe:

Wolfgang’s Brined Roast Turkey
Brine:
1 gallon water
1/2 ounce ground cloves
1/2 ounce ground ginger
4 ounces cracked black peppercorns
12 bay leaves
1 pound kosher salt
24 ounces honey
24 ounces maple syrup

1 (10-pound) whole fresh turkey

In a large stockpot, bring the water, cloves, ginger, black peppercorn, bay leaves and salt to a boil. Lower to a simmer and stir in the honey and maple syrup until well blended. Turn off heat and allow to cool to room temperature.



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Answers: so Im making the turkey for thanksgiving, i have the turkey in the fridge de-thawing, and i have my brine recipe all ready to go. but it calls for 1/2 ounce ground cloves and 1/2 ounce ground ginger - how do i measure that out? here is the brine recipe:

Wolfgang’s Brined Roast Turkey
Brine:
1 gallon water
1/2 ounce ground cloves
1/2 ounce ground ginger
4 ounces cracked black peppercorns
12 bay leaves
1 pound kosher salt
24 ounces honey
24 ounces maple syrup

1 (10-pound) whole fresh turkey

In a large stockpot, bring the water, cloves, ginger, black peppercorn, bay leaves and salt to a boil. Lower to a simmer and stir in the honey and maple syrup until well blended. Turn off heat and allow to cool to room temperature.



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1 Fluid Ounces (US) = 6.00002 Teaspoons (US)

about 3

by the way I did the math on the pound of salt.

it's a bit over 1 1/2 cups 1.56

salt is heavier than water. I was wondering why someone asked that. now I know-for brine

Grind your cloves and ginger then weight them. Of course 1 tablespoon is about 1/2 ounce.

This is by weight. Look at the ounces on the bottle/can of cloves or ginger.

one-half of an ounce is 15mls, since you are using dry spice that is equivalent to 1 Tablespoon. For your reference one full ounce is 30 milliliters = 2 Tablespoons=6 teaspoons. Hope this helps!

This site may be helpful to you.
http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/wei...





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