# Frozen Turkey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869 "2007-12-21T21:39:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![lk1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@lk1932](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lk1932)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869/1 "2007-12-21T21:39:48Z")

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I put a frozen turkey breast in the frig (not the freezer) about a week ago and forgot it until now. I"m sure that it took a few days to thaw out but it has been in the frig for almost a week. Is it safe to cook and eat?? It is still in the original wrap that it came with.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869/2 "2007-12-21T21:57:32Z")

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[QUOTE=lk1932]  
I put a frozen turkey breast in the frig (not the freezer) about a week ago and forgot it until now. I"m sure that it took a few days to thaw out but it has been in the frig for almost a week. Is it safe to cook and eat?? It is still in the original wrap that it came with.  
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How big is it? If it’s big enough that it took 2 days or so to thaw in the fridge, I’d be comfortable eating it.

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869/3 "2007-12-21T21:59:04Z")

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I would think it should be fine. I put my Thanksgiving turkey in the fridge to thaw the Saturday before the holiday, and it was still a bit frozen when I put it in the brine Wednesday night.

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**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869/4 "2007-12-22T06:03:12Z")

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Air ya dead yet?

If it smells fine, it probably is.

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**Author:** ![lk1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@lk1932](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lk1932)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869/5 "2007-12-23T05:58:33Z")

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Nope! Not dead yet. I do believe that I will survive! The trukey was great.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-turkey/430869/6 "2007-12-23T06:47:24Z")

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In a little article on gifts for the home, I saw a blurb about a meter you can point at food in the fridge, and which somehow does a gas or bacteria count to see if it is still good. It’s about $90. I can look for it if anyone is interested,