On 17-Dec-16 2:27 PM, Bob Minchin wrote:
john west wrote:
To beat the rush for the supermarket frozen turkeys i want to buy it
some days early and leave it outside in the shed.
I rang Tescos and they said we must cook it within 24 hours of
defrosting. But didn't they used to hang game outside for days some
years ago? Probably just playing safe with their advice?
Anyone know how many days early i could buy a medium sized frozen turkey.
Last year when I had 10 to feed for Christmas Dinner, i cooked the
turkey the day before, carved it cold and only had to reheat it on the
day. It was just as good to eat and on the day left the oven free for
roasting veg etc, was a whole lot less stress and gave me time to
socialise as well as cook.
I don't see why you should not buy Wednesday, thaw as you propose, cook
Friday, carve and keep well wrapped in the fridge until re-heating
(thoroughly) on Sunday.

Thanks to all. Bob how would you re-heat it? Back in the oven or in
a saucepan with boiling gravy or another way ?