Cooking your first turkey this holiday? Wanting to change up traditions? Have you considered brining your turkey? This is the key to the most flavourful, tender, moist, juicy turkey ever. We love this technique in the test kitchen and know you will too. Here are two great recipes to inspire you. This Smoked Brined Turkey (with an oven roasted variation if it's a little too chilly to fire up the grill!) and this Cider-Brined Turkey which replaces the traditional salt brine with a sweet cider-based brine with absolutely delicious results. For some great brining tips so that you can make the best turkey ever, check out this how-to video from the Canadian Living Test Kitchen. Click here for more holiday inspired menus, recipes and ideas. image: Jeff Coulson, TC Media