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Diestel Fresh Free Range Natural Breasts & Roasts.
· Previously Frozen, Natural hormone and antibiotic free. Fed conventional feed.
Bone in Breasts, Boneless Breast Roasts, and smaller petite turkeys, are in limited supply, so these will be available in the meat freezer or meat case.
Everything we are offering will be previously frozen.
We will begin thawing all reserved birds Thursday 21st, so please let us know if you prefer your reserved turkey remain frozen.
Roasts, Bone-in breasts, and boneless breasts will be sold out of our meat freezer or thawed and sold in the meat case.
Frozen bird are available now. If you need to cook your turkey in the next couple of days, we recommend softening the bird in your refrigerator. Below are the USDA’s recommended refrigerator thawing times:
Refrigerator Thawing Times
4 to 12 pounds – 1 to 2 days
12 to 16 pounds – 2 to 3 days
16 to 20 pounds – 3 to 4 days
If you need to cook your turkey in less than one day, we recommend softening your bird in a cold water bath. Allow about 30 minutes per pound.
Submerge the turkey (in the original bag) in cold tap water. Change the water every 30 minutes until the turkey is thawed. Cook the turkey immediately after it is thawed. Below are the USDA’s recommended cold water thawing times:
Cold Water Thawing Times
4 to 12 pounds – 2 to 6 hours
12 to 16 pounds – 6 to 8 hours
16 to 20 pounds – 8 to 10 hours
*Please note thawing the turkey more slowly is preferredTurkeys beg