Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>Every turkey I've ever defrosted needed five full days in the fridge
>and still there was icy parts in the cavity and the giblets were
>pretty much still solid. I used the water method once, requires too
>much attention with changing water. To be perfectly honest 48 hours
>is much to little time to defrost a 17 pound turkey... were it me
>knowing what I know now I'd leave that turkey in your freezer and buy
>a fresh turkey.

Thanks Shel. To be truthful, I've always in the past made sure I
had a thawed (or fresh) turkey on the day I needed it, so it
is uncharacteristic of me to try doing it this way this time.

It's been out of the freezer too long, plus I have no freezer space
for it. So I'm pretty much committed to cooking it, if not on
Monday then sometime later in the week.


Steve