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Christmas Turkey and Ham All Year Long - November 2018

​I know that most people know that in the lead up to Christmas, and straight after, turkeys are reduced. We don't own a freezer (it's on my wish list), so taking advantage of the sales and buying whole turkeys doesn't work for us. What does work though, is buying two or three turkeys when they are reduced to clear, and cooking them straight away. Then we pull all the meat off, portion it, vacuum seal the packages and freeze them. Vacuum sealing makes the packages quite flat, so they stack in the fridge freezer. If there's nothing else in the freezer, I put the carcasses in the slow cooker and make stock for soup. When it's done, it's put into 1 litre take-away containers and frozen for winter. The containers are cheap from a local $2 shop, and they stack in the freezer neatly too.  I do this with the hams too. Towards the end of January hams are marked down to clear, often down to around $5/kg. I buy one or two, depending on the size and prepare them the same way we do the turkey. This way we have turkey for roast dinners and sandwiches, and ham for ham steaks, pizza, fried rice, sandwiches and salads all year round.
Contributed by Cate