Silly defrosting question DUH

[capeanne]

I have a frozen chicken pie that I want to use for dinner next Friday night. Problem is that I will be away from Sunday til Friday night so can only take it out of freezer to fridge this Sunday afternoon....will it be ok? This sounds really dumb I know ...but I am clueless Thanks ( oh and no microwave to nuke defrost)

[Bryn]

Make sure you take the internal temperature of the pie in the very centre and if it is over 160F or 70C after cooking there shouldn't be a problem with food poisoning.

[todao]

My experience with frozen pot pies is that they tend to get soggy when defrosted before baking. I'd put it on a cookie sheet and pop it into the oven, still frozen, to avoid that soggy crust.

[Delucacheesemonger]

Depending on how many it is to serve. Let's assume for 6-8 people, about 10 inches across. Will take 2 days to defrost in fridge, and again assuming your fridge nice and cool, should be fine. Keep it in the coldest part of fridge. If pie little 2-3 people, 6 inches across. Can probably defrost in an hour when you come home

[capeanne]

Its a 10 inch pie thanks very much !