[Sca-cooks] Re: brining in Rubbermaid

[Mark Hendershott]

Check around local restaurants.  They get products in five gallon 
bucket with lids, food grade.  Around here they sell them for 2 or 3 dollars.

Simon Sinneghe
Briaroak, Summits, An Tir


At 06:08 PM 1/17/2006, you wrote:
>How about a white plastic bucket with lid? You should be able to 
>find one at a hardware store for under $10.
>
>You want to avoid anything with dyes if you can. They tend to be the 
>difference between food-grade and non-food grade. That, the presence 
>of post-consumer recycled material (food grade plastics aren't 
>allowed to contain any), and the price. Still, it isn't as if you're 
>eating out of them every day. People will disagree with this, but 
>I'm not sure incidental exposure once will hurt you.
>
>Berelinde
>
>>Question - if I brine it for two days (can one brine in a rubbermaid bin? No
>>metal pot I can find is big enough for the shank. At 26.5 pounds, it's huge)
>>then I should only rub in the non-salt stuff? Or will it 'take' after
>>brining?