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Freezing cooked turkey?

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  • jimjams_mommy
    jimjams_mommy Posts: 235 Forumite
    Just a quick question.
    I have cooked my turkey crown and have half the breast left. I don't want to make a curry or mince with it.

    Can I slice it and freeze the meat? and how would I defrost and heat it again/use?

    Its my DH how eats turkey, I'm a veggie and I am not wasting the meat as DH is pickie and will not eat sandwhichs after boxing day!

    many thanks
    jinny
  • jabba4
    jabba4 Posts: 221 Forumite
    Yes you can freeze it.

    Slice it up and put it into a freezable container with some gravy. If you don't put it in gravy when it defrosts it'll be really dry and crumbly.

    Make sure it's fully defrosted before you re-heat it.

    My Dad does this all the time with any leftover meats. He uses those little Chinese take-away style containers.
  • kippers
    kippers Posts: 2,055 Forumite
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    I freeze it in curry sized portions. I defrost then bung in a curry (it does separate abit when re-heating so i put in any leftover cooked veg also from the freezer, but its better than wasting it.
  • fletch3163
    fletch3163 Posts: 900 Forumite
    I froze mine last night (after asking the question on here too:D )

    Mine was from M&S and it said on everything I had that I couldn't reheat. So, I had to separate all the veg (I know, I know, am lazy) into two lots before using.

    My turkey said don't reheat so we'll be having it cold when we defrost. My Goodnes though, I had two great dinners these past few nights. How will I ever go back to pasta.
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  • noonesperfect
    noonesperfect Posts: 1,831 Forumite
    I tend to slice mine up and then grade it according to size of bits i.e. proper meal slices, curry or pie pieces, soup bits.
    I usually reheat the slices in gravy the oven once it's thawed out fully.
    Always ensure it's thoroughly reheated.
    :wave:
  • Minerva_2
    Minerva_2 Posts: 214 Forumite
    That's the question - could I slice up and freeze my left over turkey? If so, would I be risking food poisoning if I defrosted it and re-heated it?

    Thanks!
  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
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    You can but it's probably better to make stuff like curry with it rather than just eat it sliced, however the main thing is to ensure it's properly defrosted and heated through.
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    You certainly can, and it is fine to eat it simply defrosted without reheating.

    The only thing you shouldn't do is defrost it and refreeze it.
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi Minerva,

    This question came up earlier today so I've added your thread to it to keep the replies together.

    Pink
  • Linda32
    Linda32 Posts: 4,385 Forumite
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    Just to be sure as I don't want to kill myself or anyone else. I'm sure I'm sure by the way but want to check, this is what I intend to do.

    Turkey was defrosted and cooked on xmas day - so far so good :D

    We still have loads left so to suit us I shall portion it into meal sizes for us and pour gravy over.

    Wait for it to cool.

    Pop in freezer.

    When we want it, defrost and heat in oven, it will be volcanic hot :D

    I know the rule of thumb in that its been defrosted and cooked once.

    Now the cooked meat will only be frozen once and reheated once?
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