Turkey Help-Swear words have been uttered

paybacktime2008

I feel such a prat, Just bought a frozen turkey-small one- and it doesnt fit in the freezer, nor my neighbours. It's for christmas day and it says it needs 36 hours to defrost.

At the moment it's in the garden...its currently 1 degrees and will obviously get colder tonight. What the safest thing to do? Defrost and refrigerate or leave in the garden?

Greatgimp

The foxes will think it's Christmas!

delain

bury it in some snow (in a fox proof container - shrink wrapping is no match for determined hungry creatures)

nearlyrich

It would be fine in a garage or shed but can you be sure no vermin have a snack on it outside?

paybacktime2008

I have no snow! At the moment its locked in the rabbit run....:eek:

Greatgimp

Silver foil will keep it colder for longer. Maybe wrap it tightly in a broken cardboard box too?

V.Lucky

Can you not eat some food out of the freezer, or prepare meals from it for the next couple of days and make room for it?

That's what we have done to get our meat order in their today.

Sagz_2

paybacktime2008 wrote: »

I have no snow! At the moment its locked in the rabbit run....:eek:

Hope a nosey neighbour doesn't phone the RSPCA :rotfl:

Bambywamby

Leave it outside until Monday, bring it in, defrost it and then cook it on Wednesday. Then you can stick it in the fridge for Friday. Or defrost it now, cook it, slice it and freeze until Friday.

DianneB

In the past I have brought my meat early and put it in a large plastic tub with a tight fitting lid and stored it in the garage till needed. Put a clean tea towel directly underneath meat to absorb any leakage, one year I used a cool box. Works fine as long as it's really cold and never had any problem with small creatures!! I also leave all my fruit and veg and milk in the garage as there is never enough room in my fridge!!

nearlyrich

I use our garage as a catering fridge at Christmas too, I have the fridge we had before we refitted our kitchen in the garage too, we use it for cooling drinks in the summer ( remind me again what's summer ) for BBqs and at Christmas for overflow to feed the 5000. I have just bought some of my stuff like cheese and cream for next weekend, still OK in the main fridge but once I start cooking I will need more space that's cold.

I have had a good clear out in the freezer today, why does no-one chuck the box when they eat the last burger or fish finger?

OP hope you get sorted.