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Nov 13, 2007 14:06

So honestly, how long is a frozen turkey good for?

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loree November 13 2007, 22:08:16 UTC
3-6 months. Longer and they start to get freezer burn and pick up funky freezer smell.

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pugfantus November 13 2007, 22:15:45 UTC
Even if it's completely and hermetically sealed, under multiple layers of stuff?

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_fluffy November 14 2007, 09:06:56 UTC
Yes. Bacteria don't die in freezers, they just slow down a lot. And anaerobic bacteria are way more dangerous than ones that thrive on oxygen (cf botulism).

Don't worry, though, after a while that turkey will become useful again, when some archaeologist digs it up.

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technosapien November 16 2007, 20:06:29 UTC
I can personally vouch for this, having been a roommate to an idiot who wanted to cook one that's been frozen too long.

It took a week for the smell to get out of the house. Thankfully, nobody got sick or died, of those who were brave enough to eat it when it was served at a thanksgiving house-party.

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