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Has anyone seen any unbasted frozen turkeys?

greyfox
greyfox Posts: 484 Forumite
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edited 5 November 2012 at 4:39PM in Gone off!
Our local Tesco now has a freezer full of frozen turkeys but they’re all Ready Basted, which we loathe. (Far too salty for us.) Lidl was the same. Has anyone seen any un-basted frozen turkeys in other supermarkets?

I’m looking for a smallish one (3 or 4 kg) & don’t really want to have to buy a fresh one just to avoid the "gloop"!

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  • PLRFD
    PLRFD Posts: 1,213 Forumite
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    Turley :rotfl:
  • lindseykim13
    lindseykim13 Posts: 2,978 Forumite
    go to edit page then 'go advanced' at the bottom.

    We sometimes get those turkey rolled things in iceland don't think they are basted.
  • walwin
    walwin Posts: 8,713 Forumite
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    greyfox wrote: »
    Our local Tesco now has a freezer full of frozen turkeys but they’re all Ready Basted, which we loathe. (Far too salty for us.) Lidl was the same. Has anyone seen any un-basted frozen turkeys in other supermarkets?

    I’m looking for a smallish one (3 or 4 kg) & don’t really want to have to buy a fresh one just to avoid the "gloop"!

    ETA. Anyone know how I can edit the typo in the heading? I'm not expecting anyone to have seen any "turleys"!


    Co-Op frozen Turkeys aren't basted and they're higher welfare than the others you mentioned :)

    To edit your title: Click Edit, then click Advanced
  • iris
    iris Posts: 1,456 Forumite
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    I don't think the frozen ones in Aldi at £9.99 each (weight approx 4 kilos) are basted.
  • greyfox
    greyfox Posts: 484 Forumite
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    Thanks. Will have a look in a Co-op.

    (Thanks for the info re editing headings, too!)
  • billieboy_2
    billieboy_2 Posts: 1,364 Forumite
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    Sainsburys is doing free range frozen Taste the Difference turkeys at £18 for approximately 3.9Kg and approx 5Kg for £24. I had a frozen one a couple of years ago and it was fine. HTH.
  • Hi, the Co-operative British Elmwood Whole Frozen Turkey has just won the Good Housekeeping Tried & Tested award this year, and is not basted!

    Morrisons were runner up with their M Frozen Free Range Bronze Whole Turkey, also not basted.
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