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Hello everyone, I just joined and have to add my 2 cents. I looked up "should I brine a Butter Ball turkey" and with all the comments, now I know why my son-in-laws call me a "food snob" I usually sound like most of you. I have cooked many, many turkeys before, but for personal reasons this year, I bought a 15#, butterball turkey this year.[usually have a 20-25 #er] I have always ordered the best organic, free range turkey, fresh, that I could find, and almost always brine my turkey. But, because I grabbed a BB, I wondered, since I know they have been injected by lord knows what, if I should or should not brine. Now I'm sorry I didn't do as I usually do. Thanks for all the information. Think I won't brine. Did I hear Alton Brown wrong? I thought he said remove at 151 and tent. Off topic, but where on earth do you people find the degree figure?