My son brines the turkey now whenever we cook one. He saw a video 2 yrs ago on Food TV with Alton Brown and was hooked. He does his in a large cooler jug and it is in the brine overnight. The tastiest and juciest turkey I have ever had. It also cooks faster because you don't stuff it so I cooked the stuffing separately. Even my dad who is not a big turkey fan said it was really good and my mom loved it. Best of all the leftovers aren't dry at all at least what there is of them. We had 15 for dinner (6 kids and 9 adults) and served a 16lb turkey, a ham and a prime rib roast!