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Freezeing Leftovers

chrisfuentes2005
chrisfuentes2005 Posts: 295 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I started making roasted turkey Is it ok to freeze it and take out when you going to have it again and how long can you keep it if you can

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  • LUHAN27
    LUHAN27 Posts: 211 Member
    edited September 2016
    when you say "started" do you mean you are in the process of making it/ or cooked it already? If you started cooking it/marinating it, I would refrigerate up to 2 days? If you finished cooking it, I would still refrigerate it lol. I would say it can last up to 3-5 days? If you didn't season it at all, it can go back in the freezer. :) not super sure but I would eat the food sooner than later.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    http://www.stilltasty.com

    You are fully cooking the turkey before freezing? Are you freezing it the same day?
    Should be fine in the freezer for a couple of months. Should be okay in the refrigerator 4-5 days.
  • chrisfuentes2005
    chrisfuentes2005 Posts: 295 Member
    LUHAN27 wrote: »
    when you say "started" do you mean you are in the process of making it/ or cooked it already? If you started cooking it/marinating it, I would refrigerate up to 2 days? If you finished cooking it, I would still refrigerate it lol. I would say it can last up to 3-5 days? If you didn't season it at all, it can go back in the freezer. :) not super sure but I would eat the food sooner than later.

    After cooking it and having a lot left over.
  • chrisfuentes2005
    chrisfuentes2005 Posts: 295 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    http://www.stilltasty.com

    You are fully cooking the turkey before freezing? Are you freezing it the same day?
    Should be fine in the freezer for a couple of months. Should be okay in the refrigerator 4-5 days.

    Yes fully cooking it
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    You can freeze it for up to 6 months. You do start to lose flavor after about 3 months though. I like to batch cook and freeze in single serving containers for lunches to take to work. I buy food labels from Amazon that dissolve in hot water and mark on my containers the item's name and date and number of servings. I make sure it corresponds to something in either my MFP recipes section or as a saved meal. Makes it easy t log it when do get around to eating it.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I cook a turkey when they are on good sale and freeze the meat for future use no pro (I live by myself so I get a lot of meals out of it).
  • chrisfuentes2005
    chrisfuentes2005 Posts: 295 Member
    shadowfax_c11 wrote: »
    You can freeze it for up to 6 months. You do start to lose flavor after about 3 months though. I like to batch cook and freeze in single serving containers for lunches to take to work. I buy food labels from Amazon that dissolve in hot water and mark on my containers the item's name and date and number of servings. I make sure it corresponds to something in either my MFP recipes section or as a saved meal. Makes it easy t log it when do get around to eating it.

    That's what i was go to do. Thanks
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