mrv3000 | Hmmm.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I just got a motion-detecting DUCK for my birthday from poohmusings!!!!!! Right now I have it set up on the file cabinet to ambush my supervisor when she comes in. ETA: Scared supervisor. EXCELLENT.
I noticed on the Alton Brown turkey directions that it says to brine the turkey for 6 hours. (I also happened to see another brine recipe in a magazine the other day that called for 24 - 36 hours. THAT seems excessive and I'd think you'd wind up with a really salty turkey. Unless it was a really weak brine.)

The timetable is this: Approximately 11 a.m. the turkey goes in the oven for a roughly 1 p.m. finish time.

I *could* get up at 5 a.m. to shove the turkey in the brine, which would give it exactly 6 hours. Or I could put it in late the night before, which would have it in the brine for more like 12 hours. Or maybe a bit more. Would it be too long to have it in for 12 hours? I guess I really don't mind setting my alarm for early, and then just going back to bed.