On Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:30:45 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:35:16 -0600, (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.
>I think I would forget about it being ready on Saturday night. It is
>going to take quite a few more days to thaw, I would say.
>
>Christine

An average size turkey (~15 lbs) needs at least five full days in the
fridge to thaw... by Saturday (tomorrow) that bird will be rock hard.