How long does a 16lb turkey need to defrost in the refrigerator?

idealy take it out of the freezer and put it in the refrigerator, then it takes a day or two to defrost, turkeys three days. if you are in a hurry, use a tub of water and the water faucet cracked open

HI Rita.
two days Answer: It depends on how you're thawing it. If you're defrosting the turkey in the fridge, you can safely keep it refrigerated for an additional one or two days after it's fully thawed, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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The evening of the 21st of December, it needs 3 days to thaw in a refrigerator.

Kept in the refrigerator it should keep for 2 or 3 days.

if a no frost frig is frosted then the defrost system has failed . look at the heater / and defrost terminator . and the aditive defrost control as any one of these will cause the problem. . on some models the drain in the freezer is pluged and needs cleaning . this will cause ice build up on bottom of freezer .. ( clean drain with hot water & turkey baster ....hope this helps mm

the defrost drain is probably plugged or frozen shut. turn off refrig and let sit open for a day and it should thaw the drain. otherwise remove the evaporator panel and manually defrost the drain. I use hot water and a turkey baster.

Yes, the glowing red would be the defrost heater doing it's job. (it usually is on for maybe 20 minutes once or twice a day to defrost the coils) There is a drain hole, about the size of a quarter at the center, just below the defrost heater which can block up, causing the defrost water to flow out onto the freezer floor and eventually out the freezer door. Use a turkey baster with hot (not boiling) water to flush the drain open. If you can't reach the drain, try a section of tubing pushed onto the end of the turkey baster to add a flexible extention to your reach. The defrost water normally drains into a pan under the refrigerator where it will evaporate.

THE DEFROST DRAIN LINE IS CLOGED YOU NEED TO REMOVE PANEL IN FREZZER AND FIND THE DRAIN HOLR MELT ICE AND USE TURKEY BASTER WITH HOT WATER TO CLEAN OUT GLOG