A raw turkey should keep for a year in the freezer. If it is cooked, figure on a month.
(To answer the Discussion) Cooked turkey will last 3-4 days in the fridge. For best flavor after cooking a turkey, remove the leftover meat from the bones. The bones develop off-flavors rather quickly, so boil them ASAP to make broth. For soup, you can then separate any meat from the bones and add extra meat that you cut off earlier.
A frozen, uncooked turkey, can be kept in the freezer up to 8 months. If the turkey has been cooked, the recommended freezer life is 4-6 months. Be sure the turkey is well wrapped so as not to get freezer burn, which will decrease the flavor and vitamin quality.
You can keep turkey in the freezer for up to 12 months before it may start to go bad.
6 months
3 to 5 days if kept in the refrigerator, up to a year in the freezer.
Cooked turkey can be safely stored in the freezer for up to 3-4 months before it may start to lose quality and flavor.
Ground turkey should last in the freezer for 6-8 months.
A frozen turkey will be good for 3 months, if frozen in water 6 months. After 3 months it will start to dry out unless frozen in water.
Cooked turkey can last in the freezer for up to 3-4 months before it should be discarded.
A raw turkey should keep for a year in the freezer. If it is cooked, figure on a month.(To answer the Discussion) Cooked turkey will last 3-4 days in the fridge. For best flavor after cooking a turkey, remove the leftover meat from the bones. The bones develop off-flavors rather quickly, so boil them ASAP to make broth. For soup, you can then separate any meat from the bones and add extra meat that you cut off earlier.A frozen, uncooked turkey, can be kept in the freezer up to 8 months. If the turkey has been cooked, the recommended freezer life is 4-6 months. Be sure the turkey is well wrapped so as not to get freezer burn, which will decrease the flavor and vitamin quality.
Depending how it has been packaged and the freezer conditions, I'd recommend using it within 4 to 6 months.
It is good 3-4 months.
I don't know about you, but I feel worse in the freezer!
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