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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: StephB on October 28, 2011, 02:43:50 pm

Title: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: StephB on October 28, 2011, 02:43:50 pm

Hi all,

We have 14 free range turkeys which will hopefully all be 20+ lbs by mid December.  I am trying to get organised, ready for when we start to process them and am finding it really hard to find extra large freezer/plastic bags to put them in when they are ready to be delivered.

Where do you get your turkey freezer bags or do you wrap them in something different.?

P.s also have 6 Geese that need the same treatment so desperate to get the bags ordered.

Many thanks
Steph  :wave:

Title: Re: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: Sylvia on October 28, 2011, 02:50:47 pm

A couple of large white bin liners, one inside another would do :wave:

Title: Re: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: StephB on October 28, 2011, 03:15:57 pm

When we have bought turkeys in the past, they have been in a thick but clear plastic bag.

As I am selling these turkeys i obviously want them presented as best as possible, a white bin bag would have to be my last resort, thanks for the suggestion though. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: Sylvia on October 28, 2011, 03:19:54 pm

Ask your local butcher where he gets his from. In my experience butchers are friendly and helpful folk. Mine puts dog/soup bones into large,thick bags.

Title: Re: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: tizaala on October 28, 2011, 03:33:30 pm

Try NISBETS 0845 1405555,  CATERING EQUIPMENT,  clear bin liners 100ltr capacity pack of 200 £27:59p
page 252 in the catalogue
nisbet.co.uk

Title: Re: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: Andrew on October 28, 2011, 06:26:31 pm

 We use a bag similar to this for turkeys up to 10kg.
http://www.polybags.co.uk/shop/clear-polybag_p28.htm (http://www.polybags.co.uk/shop/clear-polybag_p28.htm)

There are several on line site sell similar products or any wholesale paper merchant should have them.

Title: Re: Freezer bags big enough for large turkeys?
Post by: sam.t on October 31, 2011, 04:39:41 pm

if we have to freeze ours which we`ve only had to do once in 4 years we use the big poly bags that you get fish in (large koi carp not gold fish lol) they work brill and our turkey was 35lb that went in freezer :-)