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DH has just got back with a 5lb FROZEN turkey

21 replies

MemooMerrilyOnHigh · 24/12/2010 12:39

Its not going to defrost in time is it?!

I told him fresh, but apparently the frozen ones were better value Hmm [sob]

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sleighBELLasringing · 24/12/2010 12:41

It will be fine.

sleighBELLasringing · 24/12/2010 12:42

Grin Grin

Suncottage · 24/12/2010 12:43

No problem - relax

FakePlasticTrees · 24/12/2010 12:45

It'll be ok in ime - get it out of the packaging asap.

FakePlasticTrees · 24/12/2010 12:45

*time

MemooMerrilyOnHigh · 24/12/2010 12:52

I hope you're all right

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ChristmasTreeButtonBee · 24/12/2010 12:56

Put it in a bucket of room temperature water and replace the water every 2-3 hours. Use a knife to check if the meat deep inside has defrosted then get it into a cool place over night.

Make sure you take it out of the fridge firstvthing so it gets up to room temp before you put it in the oven though

Jdore · 24/12/2010 12:56

Take it out of its packaging and put it on a metal tray.

Slobbadan · 24/12/2010 12:58

i have jus had this conversation with my sister as she just took her 5lb turkey out the freezer about 10 mins ago! The back of the pack says it will take approx 24hrs to defrost so that will make it 1pm tomorrow and will take 4hrs is to cook (depending on oven etc).

So even tho it may ba later it will still get eaten.

lunavix · 24/12/2010 13:26

I stuck mine on top the cooker to defrost and turned the cooker on :o (as in the oven, not the hob lol)

Although that didn't really do much so it's now sat on the grill with the oven on. So far it's taken 7 hours and is about 2/3 defrosted.

This is ham, btw.

minimu1 · 24/12/2010 13:30

according to British turkey.co .uk it will take 9 hours to defrost
and 2 hours to cook so it will be fine

turkey link

gillybean2 · 24/12/2010 13:30

No point giving yourself food poisoning; cut it into pieces and cook them separately if you are in doubt that it will defrost. DON'T try and hurry it up by heating or hoping - unless you want to be ill along with all your guests/children Xmas Hmm.

tulpe · 24/12/2010 13:31

could you let it soften slightly (say a couple of hours) and then use your sharpest carving knife to chop off legs? Am just thinking that by cutting into more manageable pieces, it will defrost quicker?

Also agree with the room temp water in a bucket method. Has worked for me.

Rindercella · 24/12/2010 13:36

5lb seems quite a teeny turkey to me. The smallest turkey my local farm shop does is 5kg!

Hope it desfrosts in time. Note to your DH though - on Christmas Eve there is going to be a Very Good Reason why frozen turkeys are going to be, ahem, better value than fresh!

annh · 24/12/2010 13:48

Is it even possible to get a 5lb turkey?

Slobbadan · 24/12/2010 13:55

sorry my sister had a 5kg turkey! 5lb would be tiny lol.

iamnotreallysure · 24/12/2010 13:57

Surely for this size you just need to crack the shell? Xmas Grin

frenchfancy · 24/12/2010 14:17

Fill your bath with luke warm water and put the turkey in it for a couple of hours, then leave it out overnight.

5lb isn't very big, I regularly defrost meat of 2lb in an hour or so.

lunavix · 24/12/2010 15:48

omg have I doomed us all to poisoning? I thought sitting the ham above something warm would help defrost, the oven was only on 100 degrees.... It wasn't remotely cooked or anything when I put it on to cook, didn't let it cool or anything just whacked it in. I thought it would be similar to microwave defrosting Shock

MemooMerrilyOnHigh · 24/12/2010 17:26

Oh I think I mean 5kg, I dont know now, its quite a good size though.

I've put it in the bath as suggested much to DC amusment "Mum why are you bathing the turkey?" Xmas Grin

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FakePlasticTrees · 26/12/2010 17:44

Hope it was ok in the end!

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