? on ground turkey package

[Dina]

I have a ground turkey package from WalMart and noticed the package bubbling up a bit after I froze it. Would it be okay to cook or should I discard the whole thing?

[kadesma]

Originally Posted by Dina

I have a ground turkey package from WalMart and noticed the package bubbling up a bit after I froze it. Would it be okay to cook or should I discard the whole thing?

I hate to waste foods, but I'd rather chuck it than be sick..If that was ours, it would go to the cats or the garbage..Better safe than sorry.
kades

[Uncle Bob]

After it was frozen right?? The package itself 'bubbling" up or the contents "bubbling" out??....Sorry, I'm confused Miss Dina!

[GhettoRacingKid]

when ever i buy ground turkey there always tends to be a nice sealed but full of air in the package.

[miniman]

It is unusal for it buble after it is frozen. I would defrost and sniff - you will be able to tell if it is bad.

[Mama]

I'd take it back to Wal-Mart.

[Dina]

The plastic cover on the package was what bubbled up, not the meat itself. I defrosted it then smelled it and it seemed fine. Cooked it through and still smelled fine. It's now simmering with some Sloppy Joe sauce.

Mama,
I won't be buying any more meats at WalMart, that's for sure. I will do all of my meat shopping at our local grocery store. I've never had problems there thankfully. May take me two stores to shop at but I don't mind driving down 1/4 mile to H.E.B.

[BreezyCooking]

Sweetheart - that bubbling after freezing is completely & totally normal. I've been buying & freezing ground turkey (& other ground meats) from WalMart & other markets for well over 30 years now & it always happens. Doesn't make any difference whether it's a brand name or a store name. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the meat, & you need not refrain from buying it from WalMart or any other market where it ultimately happens to you.

Again - it's PERFECTLY NORMAL. There's NOTHING WRONG with the meat.

[kitchenelf]

I'm one of those people that don't buy meat and freeze it or really buy and freeze anything!

And I really can't picture what is happening anyway Dina Could it be the turkey expanding? Is that what it is doing, expanding?

[BreezyCooking]

No - the air in the plastic/styrofoam package expands & sticks the plastic out a bit. That's all. The meat stays exactly the same. No difference in quality. No difference.