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Put the 16 pounder in the fridge last Saturday night. Thought it would be plenty of time to thaw...not yet it ain’t. Good grief I don’t want to have to do the water thaw tomorrow.

Saw tonight at the store that they had thawed birds for sale.


Never seen that before.

Leave it out overnight?

We always buy fresh birds,not frozen.

Brine that sucker!

Always works at our house.

I’ve done the water finish-thaw in a cooler full of water with a little ice, leaving no air room and closing the lid tight. Let it sit overnight on back patio and it was thawed next day but still fairly cold. Can alway add a little ice part way through to keep things cold enough.

Big knife
Wooden mallet
Cut in half and lay cut sides down.
Cook the sucker.
Done in around 2 hours.

Cooler is a great idea...sink ain’t deep enough to completely submerge.

I’ve thawed them out every way possible including the “forgetting it on the counter overnight” method and I’ve never been sick. I’ve left many of them in the sink to thaw and then cooked them the next day. Mom always did the long thaw in the fridge or the water drip method but I’m too impatient.

Good luck and happy Thanksgiving.

just pulled our 16 pounder out of it's water bath in the kitchen sink, where it had been for six hours. Back in the fridge overnight. No biggie.

Just deep fry it tomorrow, it should cook up just fine....

I can push in on it some...but it’s still frozen. Just frustrates the crap outta me cause one more thing to babysit tomorrow. Done it before, but I thought I gave it plenty of time to thaw. Guess I was wrong. Still has overnight in the fridge...time will tell in the morning.

I understand.

Its really nice to have beer and a gallon of milk right about 33 degrees......32.5 even.

Not so good for thawing a bird.

Wrap it in a couple bath towels, and leave it in the sink overnight..... you might have to run some water through the inside in the morning to finish thawing and get the giblet bag out.
I bought a 'fresh turkey" Monday afternoon at Costco....hard as a brick 1/4" in! Put it in a small cooler by itself Tuesday morning, left in the garage.....it's almost completely thawed now!!

We always buy ours fresh and it now sits in a brine for the night.

Exactly

There are two and only two possible scenarios when it comes time to cook the bird.
#1 The damned thing still isn't thawed.
#2 The damned thing is thawed, but has it been thawed too long?

I happened to be in Costco, Monday when they brought out turkeys in boxes and put them in the freezer. I grabbed one, and we put it in the refer and didn't have to worry about it this year. First time in years.

Don't have that problem here.

We quit having turkey years ago. Prime rib here for all holiday meals, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Ours has been in a cooler on water since Monday late.