Buying frozen chicken, meat and poultry

Poultry and chicken have become the UK's favourite meat

Its always handy to have a frozen chicken in the freezer – you never know when an unexpected guest might turn up!

Although meat and some poultry improve with age and hanging, freezing meat and poultry offers you many benefits. It allows busy you to manage portions and reduce waste in the kitchen. You can just put any meat you do not want to eat back in the freezer! Poultry is the nations favourite meat, we explain why below.

Freezing is a natural process, which does not require the use of preservatives. This means that your frozen chicken or frozen meat needs no additives
The majority of frozen chicken, frozen meat and poultry is quick frozen to maintain freshness, tenderness and flavour.
Many frozen meat and poultry products are pre-prepared, and frozen which allow your kitchen to run hassle free! Click here to see how frozen ready meals can save money and time
Most frozen meat and poultry can be cooked from frozen which reduces waste and saves time!
Frozen meat and poultry has a hugely extended shelf life. Click here to understand storage times for frozen meats
Ensuring healthy meals, freezing stops the growth of harmful microbes and pathogens, which cause food poisoning.
The majority of frozen meat and poultry is individually quick frozen which means reduced waste because you can use as much or as little as you want - especially true for diced and minced products.

Try our Recipes

Mediterranean Roast Chicken

Click here to see our recipe: Mediterranean Roast Chicken
Cook with frozen: see our many other recipes from frozen foods

Frozen meat gives you seasonal quality all year round - for example, during certain periods of the year, frozen New Zealand lamb may be preferred to fresh lamb reared in the UK. Frozen game can be purchased all year round, something very difficult to achieve with fresh. See how frozen food is always in season
Frozen pre-prepared meat and poultry products offer more consistent quality every time.
Using frozen meats give you and your family a complete meal and menu flexibility.
Some pre-prepared frozen products are better than fresh as freezing and cooking from frozen ensures the integrity of the product - for example, frozen Chicken Kiev encourages the filling to remain within the product.

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