Turkey season

[maddmaxx ★]

Since the sales have begun I'm off to buy a small fresh turkey for tomorrow.

[maddmaxx ★]

Well

The fresh turkeys were frozen.  They said that by law they had to be shipped at 32deg or lower so the arrived frozen.  I guess that some words have different meanings in different places.

[Razors Edge ★]

2 hours ago, maddmaxx said:

Well

The fresh turkeys were frozen.  They said that by law they had to be shipped at 32deg or lower so the arrived frozen.  I guess that some words have different meanings in different places.

I wonder what "fresh" means then if it doesn't mean what you think it does? I sort of get it (the must freeze for some reason or other) since that just may be the "safest" or "more safe" method, but it does go a bit against a traditional definition of fresh. 

Would turkey killed yesterday but frozen taste much different than a turkey killed two months ago and immediately frozen???  I would guess no.  Does a turkey killed yesterday & never frozen taste different than one killed yesterday and frozen and then thawed?

[2Far ★]

There are new labeling laws for turkeys. A turkey is considered “fresh” only if it has never been chilled below 26°F to assure consumers that the turkey they buy has never been frozen. Turkeys chilled at 0°F must be labeled “frozen.” If a turkey is stored between the 25°F – 1°F, it may or may not be labeled “previously frozen.”

[jsharr ★]

Here is a fresh turkey