WARNING: 3 Days To Thaw A Turkey

I just leave mine in the laundry room, which is unheated, and cold, but warmer than fridge, overnight. Then I run warm water in it to get the neck and giblets out, and continue until the inside is thawed.
I inject mine with broth and butter, and put butter under the skin. Season the outside with Montreal steak seasoning, then into a hot oven for 30 minutes. Cover it, turn it down and roast. Last 45 minutes, uncover it and turn it up.
It's always good.
Been doing it that way for 40 years and my mom before me (except she never injected hers.) It's always been excellent.

last two birds I had I cooked it upside down.. sure it looks funny but best way to make it moist.

Or you could throw it in the sink for 3 days, like my mother in law does. That's why we don't go there anymore.

Does anybody here stuff there bird? Yum. I think I will do it breast down this year.

Another option, if you are in a real hurry, and forgot to thaw out your frozen bird is to hook it up to your jumper cables.

You clamp the Red cable to the right wing, and clamp the Black cable to the left wing. It's very important you do this correctly, or you could damage your bird.

Then, you clamp the jumper cables to your car battery, Red to positive, and Black to negative...although some people will say you should clamp the Black to metal. I'm not going to argue that here, because that's not the point.

For larger birds (20-50 lbs.) the car should be running, so you don't drain the battery.

You only want to thaw the bird using this technique, not cook it. So be careful! It's easy to burn the bird to a blackened crisp if you jump it for too long. The bird may smoke a bit at first, as this is just some of the moisture cooking off. When it starts to smell just like roasted turkey...stop jumping!

If, you want to take a gamble and just simply cook the entire bird this way, expect that some areas may get a little well done, especially the dark meat and stuffing. You can fully cook a frozen bird using this method in under 5 minutes.

Warning: Try this at your own risk!




Last Edited by ThirstyMarlin! on 11/19/2019 12:59 AM

Funny you posted this - I thought Thanksgiving was THIS week so I put my turkey in the fridg last Thursday. Now we have to cook it up this week and I had to go buy another one so we can have an actual turkey on Thanksgiving. OMG I'm going to be so sick of turkey!!

I was going to suggest placing the bird in a bag and then cold water, but this suggestions much better.

Other than that, long and slow can work for frozen, tastes amazing but will not look the part as someone said earlier.

You're Canadian you dumfuk

If it pissed you off then it was worth it.

How long does a turkey last in the freezer?

How long does a turkey last in the freezer?

Filling up the birds chest cavity isn't enough stuffing for us.

We bake it by itself but add turkey stock to it so it's basically the same thing.

she that full of hot air?

I just cooked one up that was in a freezer for one year and it smelled and tasted fine.

I ate it and didn't have any ill effects.

I heard that six months was the limit to keep one frozen but mine was fine after one year.

That's odd. I put one in last night - and when I got up this morning it was dead!

Deep frying it will let them know quick that they screwed up.



Last Edited by Truth Reaper on 11/19/2019 01:57 AM

Stay safe and Happy Holidays!

This and inject it with butter with whatever spices you like. Yummy. We do two smaller ones instead of one big one. Hubby gets to do the turkey and I have whole oven to cook other things.

Never have. Doesn't seem too sanitary or even the thought of it bothers me for some reason.

Defrosting in cold water in sink is fine. Just change water ever thirty minutes or so.

why the hell does turkey have to be so yummy ? Damn ate too much and gave me gout :(

throw that nasty bird in the trash and get some pig.

How long does a turkey last in the freezer?

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Depends on the temp of your freezer...and how well the turkey is packaged...but I would say 6 months to a year...as long as it doesn't thaw at any point during that time.

BUMP for turkey!

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There will be some poor slob on GLP on thanksgiving eve in a panic about their bird still being frozen solid.

At that point it is too late :(

Trying to let everybody know as best as I can!!!

IT TAKES 3 TO 5 DAYS TO THAW A TURKEY IN THE FRIDGE!!!!!!!!

(depending on the size of the bird)

Bump

I'm making a ham!

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