Freezing Turkey.

[Bigbad]

With various commitments, and to try and save some time, I was thinking about cooking, carving and freezing a turkey (and one other meat - probably lamb), then defrosting Christmas Eve, and reheating Christmas day.
Do you know if turkey freezes well and retains it’s flavour?
Thanks.

[alavahalf]

Have just asked a chef regarding your question .. she say's... no problem in dong so, but dont carve it or it will dry out. Just cook it and let it cool, before wrapping it in foil and re-freezing it .... she does it all the time.

[mallyh]

silly question, how do you reheat it without it going dry ?

[alavahalf]

In a tray with foil over it.

[mallyh]

thankyou x

[Bigbad]

Exactly, alavahalf. (And thank you for asking a professional).
I thought a generous sprinkling of water should stop it drying out, so not such a silly question after all, Mallyh.

[Mamyalynne]

Retain and freeze the stock from cooking and moisten the meat with that rather than water.

[diddlydo]

I would have thought that any of the above would result in an even drier and more tasteless turkey. Vastly over-rated.