Reminder for those of you with a FROZEN TURKEY - Don't forget to get it out and start defrosting!!!

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Just a helpful reminder
Merry Christmas.

And leave it somewhere cold not warm!

Throw your pets out lol so that they don't have a good chow done on Christmas lunch!

But don't leave it in the garden in case the fox gets it

ah dh juts rung - Waitrose have already sold out of fresh turkeys , and Tesco and M and S apparently am I right in thinking a frozen one may not now thaw in time ?

I think it would thaw in time. If necessary pop it in a sink of COLD water!

bump , we don't want reports of salmonella on boxing day.
My 5.6kg bird says thaw for 36 hours in a cool room, or 24 hours in a bowl of cold water, changed frequently so plenty of time if you've jsut bought one.

dh managed to get a fresh one after all !!

Liz, where are you now? I thought you were in Switzerland! I follow a few of your posts as we lived in Lausanne for 5 years!!

Nope back in foggy uk, since summer 2005!

Turkey out of the freezer yet?

bumpity bump

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do you think we're the only ones with frozen turkeys then marsy? (assuming you have?)

Mine was just delivered. I get a fresh bird every year. lol

I just love that you are reminding people to do what they would kick themselves for!

have made it my christmas gift to my fellow mumsnetters
oh, DH has got up at last, i'm going to send him out the the garage to retrieve the giblets from inside the bird, what a treat!

lol!

And will you be making soup or gravy with your giblets my love?

gravy! If i make soup i will feel that i am turning into my mother LOL. Laast week a foodie friend came for dinner and took the chicken carcass home with her to make stock!

Ahhhhh I have just taken my ham out of the fridge to cook for tonight and it is frozen????? (The firdge is out in a shed)

Now panicing as may not be thawed in time for cooking for dinner tonight!!!

Have it bowl of cold water at mo. What else can I do???

cece if you can spare the sink or have a bucket pop it in there with cold water. You'll need to change the water regularly. Nothing else that you can do. How big is your ham?

Thnaks it is currently in the sink... will change wtaer... it is 4.3 kilos

Just don't forget to change to water. You should be fine. I hope you don't have to stay up too late to do it. Oh and turn it when you change the water!

Trouble is we are supposed to be eating it today! At about 5 pm.....

Ah............... there may be trouble ahead!

lets hope no one is hungry till about 9 pm....

perhaps I can fill them up with nibbles for a bit....

IF YOU HAVE A FRIDGE OUTDOORS CHECK YOUR MEAT!

IT SEEMS TO BE FROZEN IN THIS HOUSEHOLD

thanks, got mine out at 9am today, dad says to also shove your hand in and make sure there's no ice crystals inside the bird cos that means it's still frozen - also take out the innards ASAP cois that will slow the defrosting up