How to Grill Brined Chicken Breasts

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How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

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METHOD: Direct grilling

COOKING TIME: 8 to 12 minutes

ADVANCE PREPARATION: 2 hours for brining the chicken

Do your chicken breasts always come out dry on the grill? My friend the food scientist Shirley Corriher has a simple solution: soak them in brine before grilling. The salt in a brine enables chicken breasts to retain their moisture.

Chicken breasts aren’t the only food to benefit from brining. Brine makes turkeys more succulent, pork chops less dry, and fish steaks stay moist even after grilling.

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