Woman sparks debate after prepping Christmas dinner a month early

How early is too early to prep your Christmas dinner?

We're all for getting ahead of the festive madness if you're hosting family at yours, but one woman has sparked debate after prepping her festive meal a month ahead of planned.

In case you think we mean cutting up the veg ahead of time, let us elaborate.

TikToker Charlotte Crouch (@charlottescrunchymama) told the internet in a recent video that she makes "90 percent" of the Christmas meal "from scratch," far ahead of the Big Day.

Watch her explain below:

 “Firstly, have you been to a shop before Christmas? Those few days before Christmas, they are manic," she says in one video.

"I’ve done the whole going in at 5 o’clock in the morning, and the queues are up the aisles. I’ve gone late in the day, there are queues up the aisles. People just go nuts.

“But if you go in November, they’re just normal. So I can get my King Edwards potatoes and make sure they’re the potatoes that I prefer to do it with.”

The pre Christmas cookalong involves making a "proper meaty, juicy gravy," Yorkshire puddings, cauliflower cheese, roasties, veg and turkey which she freezes and then reheats on December 25th in the oven or the air-fryer.

The mum said this also helped her get ahead of the washing up, too, as she'll serve the festive feast in disposable tins.

Would you tuck into a reheated Christmas dinner? (Credit: Getty)

Reacting to the video, some people said the move was "genius," whilst others weren't so sure.

"I like my dinner fresh. Not frozen," said one. However, the mum simply replied that this was what worked for her.

"Honestly this is SUCH a good idea. I've never thought to prep it all before hand. Shopping near Xmas is chaos!!!!," a more enthusiastic fellow parent chimed in, in the comments.

Whilst another agreed: "I’ve never even thought of doing this. It’s genius especially the tins to cook in! I want to relax Christmas Day!"

Of course, freshly cooked food is always gonna reign supreme, but we can't argue with the fact this'll offer more time for a festive G&T.

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