Thawing a turkey, how long will it take?

MKEvenson

TVWBB Wizard

• Dec 2, 2011

• #1

I usually buy fresh, but this time the supplier was out and I bought frozen. So how long will it take to thaw a 16lb bird in the fridge?
Hope that you all had a great turkey day!!!!

Mark

 

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Paul H

TVWBB Gold Member

• Dec 2, 2011

• #2

Mike, I plan three to four days for defrosting

 

Tom S

TVWBB Fan

• Nov 5, 2012

• #3

As a general rule of thumb, 24hrs for every 4Lbs to get it fully thawed. As Paul said, that would make it about 4 days.

 

Chris Allingham

Administrator

Staff member

• Nov 5, 2012

• #4

A couple of accelerated methods are listed here: http://virtualweberbullet.com/turkeyselect.html#thawing

Regards,
Chris