For holiday meals, do you buy a frozen or fresh turkey?  

Hi MW I normally have a frozen chicken, I find its also the ways you cook them that give the taste and normally it is just as good as a fresh one..yet for myself I prefer nut roast...hugs littleowl

There is a reason for me (even if I don't usually cook 'em) and that is because from whatever I have learned, ALL avians are potentially dangerous carriers of diseases, infections, and all that unwanted kindacrap! I think perhaps it's due to the way people deal with them, but I'm not willing to give them a chance.

It's hard to soar like the eagles when you hang around turkeys.

I have always had frozen turkey. I am not sure why, but that is just what I have always bought. I normally get it a few days before Thanksgiving and let it thaw in the fridge. I don't know that I have ever had a fresh turkey before.

Well, my dear, you asked! (Hope my goose isnt't cooked, over this answer) As you know, I live on a small Island, and shopping is only for "have to have" items!
The ferry fare is very expensive, so all of my shopping (Xmas and otherwise) is done in one fell swoop! And I usually try & do it 3-4 weeks b4 Christmas! Hence a chest freezer is a necessity...so you guessed it...I buy a frozen turkey! I grew up on a farm, we raised our own, I do not notice that much difference in the quality of flavour! (yes, I am aware of the antibiotics/growth hormones, etc.,)

The one time that I decided to have a Fresh Turkey, I made the costly trip to town,only to find out that all (every store) within range...did not have them! Suffice to say...it was frozen again! If I were in proximity...I think I would choose a fresh, for a change. But heck, I choose to live in the peace of this small Island....! Cheers & a wonderful weekend!

I have always purchased fresh turkeys, they are just better tasting. I guess frozen is okay but they are not fresh and I love fresh.

Hi mentalward! Yes, I do buy a frozen turkey. And it is for
convenience. It is easier for me to get it about a week in
advance so I don't have to worry about rushing to the store
at the last minute. I don't have a car so I have to go when
I can. I went with my boyfriend last weekend to get ours. It
is a 20 pounder! I put it in my neighbor's freezer since he
is out of town and has an empty freezer! I will take it out
of the freezer tomorrow to start defrosing it! I've always
bought a frozen turkey, but usually I would go about 4 days
before Thanksgiving so I could just leave it in the
refrigerator. So I've got everything that I need and I'm
all ready to cook up our feast! It's is just the two of
us except for the two cats! They are going to eat real
well too! We will be eating turkey all week! I just love
turkey so I don't care!

Frozen is cheaper, so frozen is what I buy!

Being just me this year, I may just go buy a cooked chicken. Or I might buy the turkey for all the soups and casseroles and sandwiches I can have in the weeks following.

I'm not sad to spend Thanksgiving alone, I'm just rather overwhelmed with the choices! Although I do wish my boys were here.

I buy a frozen one, and a couple days before Thanksgiving I take it out and put it down below in my refrigerator to defrost it.

Snowqueen

I have never had a fresh turkey.
Fresh is more expensive.
The last few years I haven't had to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving as my husband gets them from work and that is always a frozen one.
I won't buy it early though because they are always on sale just a week or two before Thanksgiving.

We always buy a frozen turkey, my sister cooks the turkey and she wants it there ahead of time so that she can get started on things and not wonder if my brother is going to buy it or not. So he gets a frozen turkey and put it in the freezer. I don't eat that much turkey.