{"post":{"id":722,"title":"Thanksgiving is two weeks out — when do you actually buy the turkey, fresh or frozen?","body":"Turkey is climbing the search charts tonight and it hit me that Thanksgiving is only two weeks away. I always freeze up on the timing: buy a frozen bird now and thaw it for days, or gamble on finding a fresh one the week of? Last year my store was picked over by Tuesday. I have a 15-pound bird in mind and a normal fridge. For people who host every year: when do you buy, and how do you actually plan the thaw so it isn't still icy on Thursday morning?","community":"Kitchen","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":910,"name":"Buy frozen this weekend, start thawing Monday","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-11-13T01:19:10.469Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/722","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":910,"name":"Buy frozen this weekend, start thawing Monday","body":"Rule of thumb is 24 hours of fridge thawing for every 4 to 5 pounds, so a 15-pound bird needs a solid 3 to 4 days. That means buying frozen this weekend and moving it to the fridge Monday morning for a Thursday dinner. Fresh is nicer but only if your store actually has your size left — by Tuesday of Thanksgiving week the good sizes are gone and you're picking through the 22-pounders. Frozen now is the low-stress move.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-11-13T01:24:33.711Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}