I just bought my very first 12lb turkey today and its frozen, and it takes 3-5 days to thaw, but it’s thanksgiving tomorrow and i have no clue what im going to do..its the first time ever for me to cook a turkey and im seriously panicking. I also didnt have time to buy it last week cuz i didnt have time. so any advice to what i should do?
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11 Comments
Get it in the sink under running, cold water. In a couple hours, try to cut that sucker into pieces. If you can separate the legs from the bird, and then cut off the breast meat,then you can throw away the bones and cook those cut-off parts tomorrow: they’ll thaw faster that way.
Next year, be prepared.
Oh; and the advice about letting it sit out for 6 hours? Enjoy your food poisoning! NEVER more than 4 hours. Got it?
well you can try soaking it in a large pan of cold water ( not hot.) for a few hours before you cook it. or you can run cold wtar through its cavity with you faucet. if you try to cook it partially frozen… the skin will burn before it cooks all the way through. use a thermometer to make sure youve cooked it to an internal temp on at least 165-170 degrees to kill any bactiria… oh and never stuff your bird… breeding grounds for germs
Put the turkey (still wrapped) into your sink and cover it with cold water. Periodically drain the water and fill the sink again. When it’s almost completely thawed (or when you get tired and want to go to bed, whichever comes first), stick it in the fridge to finish thawing. It should be completely thawed by tomorrow morning, which will give you plenty of time to roast it. Don’t forget to remove the neck and giblets!
As for food poisoning? Utter nonsense. Now, if you were to do the “in the sink for six hours” routine with a *thawed* turkey, that would be a different matter.
I think you better run out and get a fresh bird (unfrozen) to be on the safe side! Good luck!
Fill your sink with warm water and let the Turkey sit in that for a little bit. That will help it thaw.
Takes longer to thaw than that but you could try leaving it in a pot of water all night. Maybe you know some one with a giant microwave and they could defrost it for you
It can make it tough so make sure you use some tenderizer.
Immerse it in cold water in the sink. You can keep the wrapping on the turkey. It should take about 6 hours to thaw so take it out now and it will be ready to start early in the morning.
Fill your sink with cold water and immerse the bird overnight (a bird that small will easily thaw overnight). Do NOT, repeat, DO NOT, use hot or warm water (can dramatically increase the chances of salmonella poisoning by using hot or warm water, as you don’t want the uncooked turkey coming to room temperature).
Tomorrow, once you cut the wrapping away from the bird, make sure to remove the neck and giblets from the body cavity and thoroughly rinse the bird both inside and out with fresh cold water before preparing it for cooking.
Not sure where Jane BK’s been, but as long as you keep the water cold, you should have no problems (I’ve done this for years). And, yes, you can stuff the bird, as long as you remember to rinse the body cavity out with cold water before stuffing.
Cold water in a sink is the way to go. 12lb turkey will take at least 6 hours.
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totally submerge the bird in cool water….use the bathtub if u have to!! The water is going to be ice cold so add to, or change the water so that it is COOL but not ice cold. Been there, done that!! Everything will be fine sweetie!!
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