Fresh turkey OK?
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Anonymous
| Uncooked turkey is only good in the fridge for 1-2 days. How are grocery stores selling fresh turkeys a week before Thanksgiving? Will these be OK on Thursday? Please don’t make fun of me for asking! |
Anonymous
| Do you really think your "fresh" turkey was butchered today? |
MayBug
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| I’m not a big fan of turkey, but I can imagine that, especially before Thanksgiving, the meat is stored in specially engineered cooling facilities. Those are far more advanced than regular fridges |
Anonymous
| I have the same question, we bought a fresh turkey last Friday and it has a sell by date of Thursday thanksgiving i am wondering if i should return it and get another with a later sell by date? |
Anonymous
No one thinks that. Why would you post this? |
Anonymous
| Wait, what? I bought a fresh turkey at the grocery store last Thursday. It has been sitting in my fridge for the past week waiting for Thanksgiving. Is there guidance that tells me I need to throw it out because it is not good anymore?!? |
Anonymous
| OP clearly knows nothing about how butchering works. |
Anonymous
| There should be a sell by date on your fresh turkey. Cook before the . You’re fine. |
Anonymous
From OP - you’re right I don’t. That’s why I posted the question. Do you have info or advice to share? |
Anonymous
| Just don’t leave it on the patio! |
Anonymous
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It’s likely defrosted.
For a fresh turkey, pre order one from a local farm and pick up (ready to cook) day before holiday. |
Anonymous
Don’t ask stupid questions on DCUM for starters. |
Anonymous
Oh my. You must be quite a miserable person, making it your hobby to troll and insult people on DCUM. I hope you find some joy and peace this holiday season. |
Anonymous
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I personally would never buy it more than a day or two ahead, but I know people do it. I don’t feel it’s safe in a home refrigerator that might not actually be 40 degrees max, but I am food safety paranoid.
Anyway, the answer to your question is that they are stored for transport and at stores at a much lower temperature than your home refrigerator (like 26 degrees). |
Anonymous
DCUM would lose all advertising revenue. But seriously, provide useful advice or go away. |