When Do You Start To Thawing Your Turkey??

[Momof2Stepof3]

DH and the kids picked up our tom Saturday and he his frozen. I wonder when I should start thawing him.

Jenn

[SuperPickle]

Refrigerator Thawing Times
Whole turkey:

•  4 to 12 pounds ……  1 to 3 days
• 12 to 16 pounds …… 3 to 4 days
• 16 to 20 pounds …… 4 to 5 days
• 20 to 24 pounds …… 5 to 6 days

Cold Water Thawing Times(change water EVERY 30 minutes)

•  4 to 12 pounds …… 2 to 6 hours
• 12 to 16 pounds …… 6 to 8 hours
• 16 to 20 pounds …… 8 to 10 hours
• 20 to 24 pounds …… 10 to 12 hours

A turkey thawed by the cold water method should be cooked immediately. After cooking, meat from the turkey can be refrozen.

[imthatgirl728]

My mother started thawing it yesterday. It was a 20 lber.

She does the refrigerator thawing...Im not a fan of doing it in water.

I would go ahead at put it in the refrigerator now.

[anetrnlov]

Well I did a 24lb bird last week and it thawed in a day and a half.

[rosa_lee]

We bought a 23 pounder and I took him out of the freezer Thursday night and put him in the fridge. He's still not thawed.  

[happy2gether5]

Same here except 20lbs.

Quoting rosa_lee:

We bought a 23 pounder and I took him out of the freezer Thursday night and put him in the fridge. He's still not thawed.  

[mirandas_mom]

Today, in the fridge. 

[Dzyre1115]

If I was cooking I would be thawing it in the fridge starting today!

[mommyziegler]

I did a fresh one this year but last year i took it out of the freezer and put it in the sink in COLD water and let it defrost in that the day before and then put it in the fridge over night and cooked it in the morning

[mommy2alissa]

i got a 9lb (there is only 3 of us lol) and i put it in the fridge today.  

[Momof2Stepof3]

I popped him in the frig he is 16lbs 8oz I think he may get a little water bath on Wednesday. As DH wants to eat by 1pm Thursday.

Thank you ladies

Jenn