Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

cat_smith

I often freeze takeaways. If we are paying a delivery charge I always order extra for quick food for DH when on call. But I know the takeaway and I know its fresh.

Maryland_Cookie

Hi guys

I 've got a frozen turkey crown that has been lurking in the bottom of my freezer since April. Will it still be edible and safe to eat (once it's been defrosted and cooked lol)?

TIA

salster

Yeah should be fine. I eat most things out of the freezer and I never even consider how long they've been there!!

POPPYOSCAR

I cooked one at easter that I had in the freezer since christmas.(I orginally bought it for christmas day but then got one reduced christmas eve)

It was fine

Pink.

Hi Maryland Cookie

It should be absolutely fine. Four months is nothing compared to the length of time I've kept some food in the freezer.

Food cannot go off in a properly working freezer. The quality can deteriorate if it is not well wrapped and it gets freezer burn but that won't harm you, it just might not taste quite as good.

I'll add this thread to the quick questions on freezing thread later as your query may help others.

Pink

adelight

if it was okay when you put it in it'll be okay now. i loooove turkey!

Maryland_Cookie

Thanks guys, looking forward for this for tea tomorrow. It was a "Gift" from MIL - should have been £11.00 from Tesco at Easter, but was reduced to a couple of quid, she got loads! x

meg72

I have one bought reduced after Easter and am keeping it for Christmas.

taxsaver

There is absolutely nothing wrong with freezing cooked food, whether left-over take-aways or not, regardless of whether or not the ingredients of said food have previously been frozen.

sproggi

The only take away that I freeze is when I get chicken from our local version of kfc, I buy the family meal size and freeze half of it.
I know that the chicken is cooked fresh from them and it makes a fairly cheap take away even cheaper by feeding the 5 of us for another 3 meals:T

Sproggi