To think DH might have poisoned us - undercooked chicken kiev

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Last night DH cooked frozen chicken Kiev for dinner. I was really hungry so had already scoffed half of it when DH declared that he didn't think it was cooked. On closer inspection, it was a bit soft & soggy but didn't really look pink (well maybe a slight tinge). Turned out it had only been in the oven 20 mins when packet said 28-32!

It"s fair to say that our oven is quite fierce and food often appears done before the stated time. However, being cautious, I always leave it in for at least the minimum recommended time, especially, chicken. DH often accuses me of cremating food but I'd rather it was a bit well done than get sick!

I"m so cross, we have a busy weekend ahead and can't afford to be ill! It's been 11 hours and so far so good. Are we out of the woods or is there still time

My DH hates any meal taking longer than 15 or 20 minutes to cook and routinely serves things up raw/frozen in the middle. I cut right through fish or chicken fillets on the plate to check before starting now.

He's done this for years, so every time it's the triumph of laziness over experience!

I'd think if you are not feeling squirly and queasy by now then you are out of the woods.

But I do recommend Peptobismol if the worst happens, it's really very good for "digestive issues"

I’m no expert but if it has been me in your position I’d be waking up this morning presuming I’m out of the woods.

It can take upto 2 weeks for food to pass through your digestive system and food poisoning take effect. Fingers crossed you don't get it.

I think you'll be fine. That sort of thing is already cooked, you're just reheating it.

It can take upto 2 weeks for food to pass through your digestive system

If it's not out by 2 days you have a problem!

Infection, though, can take a while, but food poisoning is usually pretty quick to show up.

I think you'll probably be ok. Aren't freezer foods usually pre-cooked anyway, you're just basically warming them up? Could be wrong, but I doubt you ate raw chicken which is the important thing.

2 weeks for food poisoning to appear? I'm a nurse, this is utter bollocks. Usually 8 hours so I'm sure you'll be fine

I think you’re fine. Undercooked chicken itself isn’t a problem, it’s the bacteria’s that’s might’ve been on the chicken (salmonella and the er.... long one I can’t spell beginning with C) it’s not a given that they are on raw chicken, in fact it’s highly likely they’re not

firsttimemum30 it’s not utter bollocks! It can take up to 10 days depending on what caused it. www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/understanding-food-poisoning-symptoms

salmonella and the er.... long one I can’t spell beginning with C

Chlamydia innit

Campylobacter!!

As long as it wasn't cold/lukewarm in the middle it's likely fine - and you'd surely have noticed that?

Very unlikely to get food poisoning from a frozen precooked kiev.

They are usually already cooked and need reheating. My brother once ate a breaded chicken thing straight from the fridge (not a frozen one) without cooking it.

Aren't frozen kievs generally already cooked?

Last time I got sick from frozen chicken not being cooked properly, I ate it around midnight on a Monday, and started throwing up on the Thursday. It can take a while to kick in so you might not be out of the woods.

Mine was bright pink though, I didn't even swallow it just chewed and spat it out when I noticed it was still cold. Turns out the oven had packed in a couple of mins into cooking it.

This is the kind of thing I'd think about only if i actually did get food poisoning, and not give it a second thought otherwise.

Passthecherrycoke Campylobacter. I've had campylobacter. I thoroughly recommend it if you fancy shitting uncontrollably 10 times a day for a two weeks. It didn't take long to show up though so I think your fierce oven may have saved the day!

As frozen, theres a good chance the chicken was already precooked and the timings were to ensure thorough hotness and crispiness of kiev.

I think my DH had it many years ago ponte- the GP said salmonella but I’m sure the C word more likely. It actually took years to fully recover from. Awful

Op no need for you to be regularly cremating food, buy a digital temperature probe (about £4 in asda) and just make sure your food is above 74°c.

Get an oven thermometer! No more cremated food that's raw on the inside...

It can take a couple of days for onset of symptoms from salmonella, so you could still become ill. Some organisms that cause food poisoning give symptoms quickly within hours, others can take days or even weeks. This is a nice clear guide..... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/food-poisoning/symptoms-causes/syc-20356230#

I’ve had campylobacter from undercooked chicken and have never been so ill. It took about 12 hours for me to start feeling ropey and a few more hours to start shitting uncontrollably. I lost 16 pounds in one week and was hallucinating. Horrendous!
If you don’t feel unwell by this evening then it’s very unlikely you have food poisoning. Good luck x

Isn't the Kiev already cooked though, all he's doing is not heating it.