Leftovers

Once served, cool the cooked bird as quickly as possible and refrigerate the leftover meat, stuffing and gravy separately. Putting it on its platter on an AGA grid shelf in an unheated room or animal-proof garage for three hours will allow it to cool sufficiently ready for storing in the refrigerator.

It is recommended to store cold cooked turkey in the refrigerator for a maximum of three days, so freeze what you will not be able to use in that time.

Break down the carcass and either make turkey stock or freeze it to make some at a later date. Turkey stock makes fabulous turkey soup and is well worth trying.