Brine
noun
Water filled with salt, often used to preserve food.
The pickles are soaked in brine for several weeks.
Often appears as...
- in brine
- brine solution
noun
The sea or ocean.
They went for a swim in the brine.
Often appears as...
- into the brine
- brine waves
Usage tips
Literary
verb
To soak in or saturate with salt water.
The meat is first brined to improve its flavor and texture.
Often appears as...
- brine meat
- brine vegetables
noun
Water filled with salt, often used to preserve food.
The pickles are soaked in brine for several weeks.
Often appears as...
- in brine
- brine solution
noun
The sea or ocean.
They went for a swim in the brine.
Often appears as...
- into the brine
- brine waves
Usage tips
Literary
verb
To soak in or saturate with salt water.
The meat is first brined to improve its flavor and texture.
Often appears as...
- brine meat
- brine vegetables
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Food Preservation
Brine is often used to preserve food, enhancing flavor and longevity.
Homemade pickles last longer when stored in brine.
Pro Tip 2/3Salt Concentration
Different foods require different brine concentrations for optimal taste.
Cheese needs a lighter brine than olives.
Pro Tip 3/3Taste Factor
Using brine adds a savory or 'umami' quality to foods.
Brined chicken has a juicy, savory taste.
Pro Tip 1/3Food Preservation
Brine is often used to preserve food, enhancing flavor and longevity.
Homemade pickles last longer when stored in brine.
Pro Tip 2/3Salt Concentration
Different foods require different brine concentrations for optimal taste.
Cheese needs a lighter brine than olives.
Pro Tip 3/3Taste Factor
Using brine adds a savory or 'umami' quality to foods.
Brined chicken has a juicy, savory taste.
Pro Tip 1/3Food Preservation
Brine is often used to preserve food, enhancing flavor and longevity.
Homemade pickles last longer when stored in brine.
Pro Tip 2/3Salt Concentration
Different foods require different brine concentrations for optimal taste.
Cheese needs a lighter brine than olives.
Pro Tip 3/3Taste Factor
Using brine adds a savory or 'umami' quality to foods.
Brined chicken has a juicy, savory taste.
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Video examples
Damian Palin: Mining...
in a way that one hasn't existed before; imagine a mining industry that doesn't mean defiling the Earth; imagine bacteria helping us do this by accumulating and precipitating and sedimenting minerals out of desalination brine. And what you can see here
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Mining minerals from...
industry in a way that one hasn't existed before imagine a mining industry that doesn't mean defiling the earth and imagine bacteria helping us do this accumulating and precipitating and sedimenting minerals out of desalination brine
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When technology...
bacteria to mine valuable minerals from desalination brine which is the toxic byproducts from desalination seawater he's creating he's using these bacteria to create wealth from waste while protecting the environment and meat in
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Discovering underwater...
extraordinary the hagfish are just prehistoric they've been around for tens to hundreds of millions of years they're the only animal that I've ever seen dive into the deepest parts of that brine and come out and not be faced
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Gordon Tries Smoked...
- How do you open something like that? - I'll shuck this one. - Please. - Check it out. - Man, look at that. I mean, honestly. Wow. - So then we'll brine that overnight, and then-- - That is beautiful. So beautiful.
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
whiskers but there is a constant danger here swirling patterns in the water reveal its presence they're made by brine super concentrated salt water
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West Indian Flamingos...
brine shrimps can thrive in water nine times saltier than the sea along with brine flies they provide food
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Swallows Searching for...
But this plague is a bird's salvation. The flies are filled with freshwater, filtered from the brine.
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Top 5 Animals Living In...
Flies are filled with fresh water filtered from the brine
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Eel Suffers Toxic Shock...
some even venture into the brine
Video examples
Damian Palin: Mining...
in a way that one hasn't existed before; imagine a mining industry that doesn't mean defiling the Earth; imagine bacteria helping us do this by accumulating and precipitating and sedimenting minerals out of desalination brine. And what you can see here
Video examples
Mining minerals from...
industry in a way that one hasn't existed before imagine a mining industry that doesn't mean defiling the earth and imagine bacteria helping us do this accumulating and precipitating and sedimenting minerals out of desalination brine
Video examples
When technology...
bacteria to mine valuable minerals from desalination brine which is the toxic byproducts from desalination seawater he's creating he's using these bacteria to create wealth from waste while protecting the environment and meat in
Video examples
Discovering underwater...
extraordinary the hagfish are just prehistoric they've been around for tens to hundreds of millions of years they're the only animal that I've ever seen dive into the deepest parts of that brine and come out and not be faced
Video examples
Gordon Tries Smoked...
- How do you open something like that? - I'll shuck this one. - Please. - Check it out. - Man, look at that. I mean, honestly. Wow. - So then we'll brine that overnight, and then-- - That is beautiful. So beautiful.
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
whiskers but there is a constant danger here swirling patterns in the water reveal its presence they're made by brine super concentrated salt water
Video examples
West Indian Flamingos...
brine shrimps can thrive in water nine times saltier than the sea along with brine flies they provide food
Video examples
Swallows Searching for...
But this plague is a bird's salvation. The flies are filled with freshwater, filtered from the brine.
Video examples
Top 5 Animals Living In...
Flies are filled with fresh water filtered from the brine
Video examples
Eel Suffers Toxic Shock...
some even venture into the brine
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
There is a red sandy beach in the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia that is unlike any other shore landscape I have ever seen. The world's highest tides wash its shores, and the soft cliffs of Blomidon Provincial Park are constantly crumbling away; whole trees will occasionally slide down to the sea to decay slowly in the wind and brine.
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Edith Widder
American Scientist
I had wanted to place the Eye-in-the-Sea at an oasis on the bottom of the ocean, in some site rich with life that was likely to be patrolled by large predators. The first time I got to test the camera at such a place was in 2004, in the north end of the Gulf of Mexico, at an amazing location called the brine pool.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
I was a promising graduate student. I landed a position as a professor before I even started to write my dissertation. While I prepared to start my new job, I decided that I would begin by studying the brine that bleeds sideways within the rocks that underlie the inner Aegean region of Turkey.
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Michael Symon
American Chef
If you salt a chicken the day before cooking, it starts to break down the cell structure of the meat and allows it to take on more flavor and actually helps it to stay more moist. Same goes for a steak, a pork chop. A lot of people brine; we preseason.
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Mini Grey
British Artist
The first book I ever bought for myself was 'One Fish Two Fish' by Dr. Seuss. My favourite page shows two children carrying an enormous glass jar up some stairs in the dark. In the jar is a tusked beflippered creature floating in brine.
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Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
Sea-Monkeys are hybrid brine shrimp and the brainchild of the mail-order entrepreneur Harold von Braunhut in 1957. When their crystallized eggs are submerged in water, minuscule crustaceans emerge; they can grow up to 2 inches long.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Why crown your own rack of pork when a butcher could do it for you? To start, it's way easier to brine two individual racks than a giant round crown (and yes, you definitely want to brine the meat).
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Generally I don't find that basting does a lot of anything! I think what makes the most difference is treating the turkey ahead of time with a dry brine. It really does provide a very moist result.
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Ruth Reichl
American Chef
Don't make a big to-do about the turkey; brine it, put it in the oven, and don't think about it again.
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Kimbal Musk
South African Businessman
You should brine your turkey. Don't even think about not brining your turkey. Ever.
Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
There is a red sandy beach in the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia that is unlike any other shore landscape I have ever seen. The world's highest tides wash its shores, and the soft cliffs of Blomidon Provincial Park are constantly crumbling away; whole trees will occasionally slide down to the sea to decay slowly in the wind and brine.
Quote examples
Edith Widder
American Scientist
I had wanted to place the Eye-in-the-Sea at an oasis on the bottom of the ocean, in some site rich with life that was likely to be patrolled by large predators. The first time I got to test the camera at such a place was in 2004, in the north end of the Gulf of Mexico, at an amazing location called the brine pool.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
I was a promising graduate student. I landed a position as a professor before I even started to write my dissertation. While I prepared to start my new job, I decided that I would begin by studying the brine that bleeds sideways within the rocks that underlie the inner Aegean region of Turkey.
Quote examples
Michael Symon
American Chef
If you salt a chicken the day before cooking, it starts to break down the cell structure of the meat and allows it to take on more flavor and actually helps it to stay more moist. Same goes for a steak, a pork chop. A lot of people brine; we preseason.
Quote examples
Mini Grey
British Artist
The first book I ever bought for myself was 'One Fish Two Fish' by Dr. Seuss. My favourite page shows two children carrying an enormous glass jar up some stairs in the dark. In the jar is a tusked beflippered creature floating in brine.
Quote examples
Brendan I. Koerner
American Author
Sea-Monkeys are hybrid brine shrimp and the brainchild of the mail-order entrepreneur Harold von Braunhut in 1957. When their crystallized eggs are submerged in water, minuscule crustaceans emerge; they can grow up to 2 inches long.
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Why crown your own rack of pork when a butcher could do it for you? To start, it's way easier to brine two individual racks than a giant round crown (and yes, you definitely want to brine the meat).
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Generally I don't find that basting does a lot of anything! I think what makes the most difference is treating the turkey ahead of time with a dry brine. It really does provide a very moist result.
Quote examples
Ruth Reichl
American Chef
Don't make a big to-do about the turkey; brine it, put it in the oven, and don't think about it again.
Quote examples
Kimbal Musk
South African Businessman
You should brine your turkey. Don't even think about not brining your turkey. Ever.
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