z z wrote:
> I succumbed to the lure of cheap frozen turkeys tonight. Bought a small
> turkey for 59 cents per pound $7.53 total. Figured if I begin thawing
> tonight it might be thawed by Sat night.
>
> So I have one of those small "drinks" refrigerators. I set it on the
> coldest fridge setting. Safe to thaw a turkey?
>
> Turkey is from the local grocery store known for high prices deceptive
> practices and ripoffs 11mos of the year. They always "give back" to the
> community in December. So tonight for example 98cents for a dozen eggs,
> ground chuck $1.99 lb, chicken breast $1.59 lb, many other specials.
>


How are you planning to cook this turkey? It doesn't have to be fully
thawed to cook it. I roasted an 18# bird on Thanksgiving; took it out
of the freezer at 9:30AM, put it in the roaster at about 10:30, and it
was ready to eat at 5:00PM. It tasted great, but would not have made a
very pretty "presentation". That's OK, I cut it up in the kitchen. I
don't like carving at the table anyway.

It works better if it's at least partially thawed. Your bird will be
partially thawed by Saturday; that's good enough unless you want to
stuff it.

Bob