cooked chicken in fridge - how many days will it last??

[mrsjingles]

Hi, I cooked a lovely organic chicken saturday evening but we didn't eat it that night. I took all the meat off the bone and put it in the fridge in a container, and wondered if it is still safe to finish off for tea tonight???

I'd eat it until its use by date. I don't think it matters whether or not it's cooked.

oh god yes, dig in

trouble is, I can't remember what date it had on it before I cooked it!

trouble is, I can't remember what date it had on it before I cooked it!

Would reckon a few days quality would go before it became unsafe. Either eat it cold or reheat but make sure it's piping hot all the way through.

Would reckon a few days quality would go before it became unsafe. Either eat it cold or reheat but make sure it's piping hot all the way through.

Go for it(as long as it looks/smells ok).

ok, thanks ladies, it's the last of the chicken for tea tonight then!!

I have been known to let a cooked chicken off the bone that I have cooked myself and cooled before refrigeration go 6 days before it's all gone.

i used to be very good with food, followed all the guidelines etc.
then i got married and live with mil for a couople of years. she would cook food and leave it on the kitchen table for days on end. basically until it finished. she would heat it up to a rolling boil before eating it, but i have to say, she has never had food poisoning. and neither did i whilst living with her.
since then, i would say that generally cooked food will be fine for a week in the fridge. just make sure is heated up really well befor conxuming. and dont reheat too many times.

you lot are braver than me!

i would deffo use it today and then bin it!