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I normally don't brine chicken.  I roast a chicken about once a week and it's a step I just don't think about since salting the bird before I roast it works perfectly fine.  Also, I don't like the skin of a brined and roasted bird—it's too thin and dehydrated.  But on Sunday, I had the time and was curious to find out if, as I've read and repeated, meat that has been brined is heavier (and therefore potentially juicier) than non-brined meat.  I also had fresh herbs left over from the dumplings in the previous post.  While I always use a rosemary brine for fried chicken, I was curious to find out if the more delicate tarragon flavor would come through in the flesh ...

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