Ken Knecht wrote:
> I have a 12# frozen smoked turkey. The package says "fully cooked". As I
> live alone, I will cut it up and freeze most of it.
>
> Question: Should I prepare it as described on the package - thaw for two
> days, heating at 350 for two hours? Then eat what I want, put aside some
> for leftovers, and freeze the rest, or just thaw, cut up, heat up what I
> want to eat and for leftovers and freeze the rest? I suppose I have to do
> the two hour heating to kill the bacteria. Opinions?

You are probably better off to cook it completely. However if you cut
up the turkey and get it back in the freezer without letting the
temperature over say 3 C you should be okay but with something the size
of a turkey this sounds dicey.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada