Bought 8lb turkey friday (frozen) at Friday 6:30 and it's been out all night and today and just been put in the fridge. Reason? Argument with parents, saying it's ok to do that. So just wondering if it's ok to cook and eat. Saying "during the war" God I hate old people.
Will make sure it's set 200 degrees. He says wants put in on a "slow cook" Great way in killing the bacteria :-/
Only Berties could come up with a thread on Christmas eve ,is my turkey safe ? I ask you , people, please don't feed the troll
I'd have expected this kind of thread from JamFish instead. When you say don't feed the troll, do you mean not provide advice so he doesn't eat tomorrow?
he won't be eating a turkey he is dubious about because his mother ( who he is likely to live with for the rest of his life) would No doubt never poison her only loving son ( assumptions I know )
Berties: It should be fine, it would take almost 24 hours to defrost... so unless it has been kept in a very warm room it will be fine. The most important thing is to cook it properly.
Well, yes. It has a big o'butthole too. But having had its head lopped off it must have a hole there too? Cant say i've ever really looked, normally too busy stuffing things up its butt ......that sounds wrong
Well I hope you have a merry christmas stuffing things up your turkey's butt... Me, I'll do normal things.
You havent had a proper turkey till you've eaten one thats been stuffed through its butt with stuffing, or Lemon/Orange. What on earth did you think i ment????
Ahh but even better than that, pour the juice from it (after its cooked) over the potatoes when they're 3/4 done.... Mmmmmm And as for what I was thinking? Well I'll let you guess that haha
Many years ago my son said he would provide the turkey and he duly turned up at lunchtime on Christmas Eve with the biggest turkey I've ever seen - frozen solid. Instead of unwinding with a drink or ten I had to jump in the car and do a tour of butchers trying to find one that we could actually eat in 24 hours time and after drawing a blank at several shops I finally found a butcher with just one left which I gratefully bought
It will be fine and cooking it slowly won't be anyworse (in fact potentially better) than cooking it quickly. As long as all the turkey gets to 74c for 30secs the bacteria will be killed. But the bacteria will die at lower temperatures too but they need to be at that temperature for longer.
We got 7.4kg turkey 30hrs defrost in a cool kitchen Shoved it in fridge after till we were ready to bung it in the oven at 7am today. Been doing it for years and as far as I know in not dead yet! Merry Christmas everyone!