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It's a bit "iffy" for a couple of reasons. Many "fresh" turkeys are actually frozen on their way to your local supermarket, and freezing, thawing and then refreezing foods without cooking destroys the taste and texture of the food. If you bought this "fresh" at the supermarket and you're sure it wasn't previously frozen, how long before the "due date" did you freeze it? A freezer doesn't stop time, it just extends the time it takes food to go bad. If you froze it on the "due date" you are asking for trouble. If the "due date" was still a week or two away, the turkey should be okay, with a couple of exceptions. The colder your freezer is, the longer stored meats will last. if your freezer is set to 20 degrees F, then a turkey will probably stay reasonably edible for six months. If your freezer is set for zero degrees F, you should be okay for a year. Another exception is power outages, especially power outages lasting a 12 hours or more. The meat in a freezer during a power outage will stay frozen for a day or so, but the sooner you cook it afterwards, the better. How cold is your freezer? When was it frozen before the due date?
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I only keep any kind of meat frozen for between 3 to 6 months, no more.
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Yes
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No, you should eat it within 6 months as with any frozen food.
How long can you keep a turkey frozen.?
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How long Can you keep an turkey in the freezer?
A raw turkey should keep for a year in the freezer. If it is cooked, figure on a month.(To answer the Discussion) Cooked turkey will last 3-4 days in the fridge. For best flavor after cooking a turkey, remove the leftover meat from the bones. The bones develop off-flavors rather quickly, so boil them ASAP to make broth. For soup, you can then separate any meat from the bones and add extra meat that you cut off earlier.A frozen, uncooked turkey, can be kept in the freezer up to 8 months. If the turkey has been cooked, the recommended freezer life is 4-6 months. Be sure the turkey is well wrapped so as not to get freezer burn, which will decrease the flavor and vitamin quality.
Is a turkey that has been in the freezer for a year still good?
It is a common myth that turkey can not be cooked safely from the frozen state In fact, it is perfectly safe if proper procedure is followed. A HACCP based procedure for cooking turkey from the frozen state is outlined by Dr. Snyder, a food safety expert, at the following address: http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents2005/turkey-cook-frozen.pdf The Mayo Clinic is another source of information which can be found at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thanksgiving-turkey/AN01483 An added bonus is that the risk of microbial cross contamination is lowered as juices are not dripping and contaminating surfaces. Please note however that cooking time increases by 50-60%.
How do you tell if a frozen turkey is defrosted?
There is no weight change. Think of an ice cube melting, does it change weight?
