Fozen Turky, help

[spanishmackerel]

Hello ALL,

my wife got a 14-16 lbs butterball, I put it in the fridge/frozen on Friday and it's starting to thaw today Dec 14th. Could I leave it in till this saterday the 19th and smoke it that night. Or should I cook it sooner, just worried about length of time before cook.

Thanks all

 

[ronp]

You will be fine.

 

[mr mac]

What Ron said. You should be just fine as long as you keep it out of the danger zone.

 

[mballi3011]

You should be fine just like Ron said. Just keep it in the frig and it will be just fine.

 

[spanishmackerel]

you all are great, thanks for your help and merry xmas.

 

[txbbqman]

Yep you will be ok

Good Luck

 

[rivet]

That's exactly the "approved" way to thaw it according to the USDA.