The chicken can be wrapped in plastic and placed in a bag if you do not have space to leave it uncovered. Use a paper towel to gently dry the surface before cooking. You don’t have to rinse the salt off the skin before roasting. However be careful of over-salting, if you feel tha...
I have found that whole turkey should be brined longer than whole chicken. I usually brine a whole turkey for 24 hours and whole chickens 8-12 hours. Otherwise, at least to me, the chicken tastes too salty. As far as a turkey breast, I guess that I would go somewhere between 12-24...