Canadian Thanksgiving was this past weekend and I roasted a turkey. Now, I’ve been veg for quite a few years and I’m just starting to foray into the whole “eating meat” kinda thing - so, how long does a roasted turkey last in the fridge?
I roasted it on Sunday - is it dead now? Tomorrow? Next week?
I have no idea.
(Pet Shop Owner): No it isn’t! It’s resting!
It should be ok for 3-4 days. So throw it out or freeze it today.
I’d still make soup out of it, but I wouldn’t wait until the weekend, myself. And that would be a shame, to lose all of that stock. Get to cooking!
Yah - I think I’ll turf it.
I have no idea and not much inclination to make soup.
One hopes it was dead before it was cooked, you evil woman.
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One hopes it was dead before it was cooked, you evil woman.
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If it wasn’t, she gets points for freshness and ingenuity. I don’t think I could pluck a turkey and get it into the oven while it was still live.
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Yah - I think I’ll turf it.
I have no idea and not much inclination to make soup.
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Turkey frame soup – there’s a recipe in the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. It couldn’t be easier and it’s yummy.
Basically, you cover the remains of the bird with water in a large pot, simmer, strain it, add some canned tomatoes, fresh veggies and pasta, and that’s it.
“Remains” means everything, bones and all. I usually do this in the pan that I roasted the bird in. My kids even like it, and they’re not soup lovers.
Hell, salvage the breasts for sandwiches and dump the rest!! 
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Hell, salvage the breasts for sandwiches and dump the rest!! 
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The breasts are long gone - there’s just sort of “bits” left. Not even a leg or a wing.
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(Pet Shop Owner): No it isn’t! It’s resting!
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“It’s joined the bleedin’ choir invisible!”
Freeze or reheat; just kill the bacteria.
I often leave a of stock/chili/whatever on the stove for days at a time, just being sure I bring it to a boil at least once a day while it’s unrefridged.