Cooking For Engineers

[kontrol]

Hi,


Is refrigeration must for brining meat? I was thinking about brining chicken thighs for an hour before roasting. Is refrigeration necessary for brining to work? If so, why?


(Not an engineer )

Great forum!!!

[Dilbert]

for an hour?

no - you're good to go at room temps.
the "food safety" types look at four hours max at temps between 40'F and 140'F - guidelines for thought.

if you live in the tropics and set the brining chicken out in the sun.... no, don't do that.