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It it has been frozen solid and you were thawing it in the fridge, then I would think it would be ok. If not, I would not use it after about 2 days. Be careful with turkey. It goes "over the hill" quickly.

I use ground turkey all the time. When making chili, I actually prefer it. My family can't tell the difference, it costs less and it's lower in fat. As long as it doesn't smell, it should be ok.

I have never used turkey burger before. As far if its good, that depends on a few things. Is it in a sealed package, was it thawed from frozen or bought fres ground. Does it have a fresh date on it? You can always call te store and talk to the meat people and ask them. My motto is "when in doubt, throw it out". If your not sure that the meat is good, throw it in the trash, nothng is worth taking a chance and getting food poison.

I don't use turkey burger but my general rule of thumb is to use fresh meat within three or four days. If it looks OK, isn't slimy and doesn't have an odor I would go ahead and use it today. Otherwise throw it out.

i've used ground turkey in place of ground beef it is much healthier

I would question it definatly not use it if it was in the lower portion of the fridge & not the freezer. I use ground turkey meat except I buy mine in the rolls, it's cheaper than ground hamburger and it's supposed to be better for you so it's a WIN-WIN for us :0)

if it doesn't smell it should be good, did you use it how did it come out?

i use fresh ground turkey and when i buy that or ground beef in those more than 1 pound packs i have the butcher cut the package in half, if there is 1 peice of brown inbetween the nice red meat they can keep it, they always put fresh meat around the older meat just to get rid of it. everything in the front or on top is going old, do alittle diggin and get to the back or bottom of the stacks of meat, thats where they hide the new stuff, also veggies and fruit. hey when in doubt throw it out or do ya have a pet ? give it to them, just make sure it's not rotten, a little old but not rotten. buon appitito. oh i just love chili !!!!!!

I got some ground turkey and I divided it up and put it in the freezer. I usually take it out and use it in two days. However five days is the max. so you should use it up today. It does make very good chili. I made up a chili recipe using ground turkey, half a can of plum tomatoes, chopped onion, chili powder, and chili peppers, cilento, a little lime, and kidney beans - just enough beans to make it all right, not like the kind we bought which was too much beans. I do not follow a recipe exactly, but i made enough for two hungry men or three not that hungry. I hope your chili's good.

My theory is... when in doubt...dump it. Better safe than sorry over a couple bucks.....and I am a penny pincher! So for me to say that...says something! I don't throw away much without just cause! But food poisoning is very much just cause! Couple dollars for the meat or couple hundred dollars for the emergency room/doctor fee? I have found in my chili makings...there has to be a certain amount of "grease" in the chili for it to hav that best flavor... I use 80/20% and it is so good! I tried the 90/10% and the 95/5% beefs and the chili was so dry, I could hardly swallow it and the flavor was so horrible...I dumped the whole 2 pounds! It was that bad! I tried hamburgers with that same kind of ground beef and again, dumped it. The burger..even with the condiments...was so dry I could hardly swallow it. But you can't take out a major ingredient and expect the dish to be really good. Yes, you can get used to it and decide it'd be better for your health if you did... but no more than I make chili - once every 6 weeks or so and never in the summer...I'll take the calories and all then and skimp on something else. My point... turkey burger doesn't have the flavor and consistancy beef does so don't look for it to have the flavor you are associating with chili. Let us know how it turns out!

Nope, I don't eat meat.

I use ground turkey n place of ground beef in a lot of recipes including tacos and meatloaf. Is it the kind in the sealed plastic packaging? If so, then just check the use by date. That type of ground turkey actually keeps longer than ground beef, don't know why. If it's not that kind, and you have a good sense of smell, take a big wiff, if it's turning it will have a tainty smell, also, touch it, if it feels slimy, it has gone south (feeling wet is OK). If you have a cat (they can eat raw meat), offer it a little piece, I've fund that the cats will eat god raw ground turkey, but will turn up their noses at it if it's not "fresh" (and they have a much stronger sense of smell than we do). I'm poor, we cannot afford to waste food around here, so I'm pretty good at judging when something can be saved and when it's gotta go. Is it still pink? Or has it gotten that grey/green tint? Pink is good, discoloration is bad.