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Would you eat this?

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msssm · 15/02/2022 15:29

Took chicken out of freezer Friday to defrost overnight. Didn't cook till Sunday. Been in fridge since. Will it be ok to eat? Chicken makes me nervous.

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Toanewstart23 · 15/02/2022 15:31

You won’t enjoy it if nervous
So bin it

TriceratopsRocks · 15/02/2022 15:33

I would, definitely. I'd try a bit first to make sure it tasted ok. But it's only 4 days since you took it out of the freezer, so I see no issue.

parietal · 15/02/2022 15:33

So from Saturday am to Sunday it was in a fridge? Is this a whole chicken to roast?

It will be fine. Don't waste food.

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msssm · 15/02/2022 15:34

True, but kids won't have a clue and I could do without wasting the money. I'd rather be skint than give them food poisoning though 😂

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Theunamedcat · 15/02/2022 15:36

Cooked on Sunday? It will be fine today

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msssm · 15/02/2022 15:36

Small chicken breasts.

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Tricked2003 · 15/02/2022 15:36

As long as it was put in the fridge as soon as it was cooled after cooking it will be safe to eat today.

Toanewstart23 · 15/02/2022 15:36

@msssm

True, but kids won't have a clue and I could do without wasting the money. I'd rather be skint than give them food poisoning though 😂

I’d be more nervous watching my children eat it than me!!

Mumdiva99 · 15/02/2022 15:37

Cooked on Sunday and in fridge till Tuesday - should be absolutely fine.

BlackeyedSusan · 15/02/2022 15:38

If you defrosted in fridge or it went in the fridge on Saturday, of course I would eat it.

FindMeInTheSunshine · 15/02/2022 15:40

It'll be fine if it's been in the fridge. NHS recommend 2 days, USA guidelines seem to be 3-4 days!

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msssm · 15/02/2022 15:41

Thanks all for putting my mind at rest. It smells fine. Going to stir fry it and will give it the taste test before I serve it.

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redandwhite1 · 15/02/2022 15:48

I've done this a few times as taken it out and then we have ended up having other plans and it's been fine, not really ever thought about it!!

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 15/02/2022 15:50

It'll be absolutely fine .

TheOrigRights · 15/02/2022 16:01

Where was it while defrosting? Fridge or not.

If the former it'll be fine, if the latter I'd chuck it.

AdmiralCain · 15/02/2022 16:27

I ate 2 bowls of Hákarl in a row when I was in Iceland. 2 day old defrosted chicken wouldn't bother me after that.

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msssm · 15/02/2022 20:27

I just googled that @AdmiralCain. Thankfully my chicken tasted nothing like that!
It was defrosted in the fridge for those that asked. We ate it and it was lovely. Thanks for the reassurance I think I would have binned it otherwise.
Oh and @AdmiralCain? Just why... 🤢

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