Christmas dinner planner
Tell it what you're roasting and when you want to eat. It works backwards and gives you a timetable for the day, starting with when to take the turkey out of the freezer.
Your roast goes in at
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Safety on the day
- Thaw a frozen turkey in the fridge, on the bottom shelf, allowing 10 to 12 hours per kg. Don't thaw it at room temperature. Defrosting times by weight.
- Don't wash the raw turkey. It splashes bacteria around the sink and worktops.
- Get leftovers into the fridge within two hours of cooking, and eat them within two days or freeze them.
- Reheat leftovers only once, until they're steaming hot.
Food safety guidance from Food Standards Scotland, Christmas food safety checklist. Roast times from the roast timer. Roast potatoes from Bord Bia, Perfect roast potatoes.