Will chicken thighs be OK to cook tonight, when they've been out of the freezer for 5 days?

[onthepier]

Just wondered if anybody could help. Have just put away a big food shop, and found a box of 4 chicken thighs I'd forgotten about. I remember defrosting them last Thursday but they didn't get used as we ended up eating out.

Do you think they'd be OK today to put in a cassserole, or am I risking it with chicken? I suppose I just hate waste!!

if they smell ok then they should be ok - make sure you cook them well.

definitely not okay you will get food poisoning. defrosted things need to be eaten within 24 hours. You should be able to smell it's off! off chicken makes me hurl just by smelling it!!

if there green and furry I wouldn't bother!

God, cook them.They'll be fine.

Definately not, Bin them.

They don't have to smell to be off! Anything that was frozen MUST be used within 24hrs.
DO NOT RISK IT!

Definitely not!

Eek, 5 days is a while ago.

I hate waste too and would usually push the 24 out the freezer rule to 48 hours or poss longer depending on what it was but I think 5 days for chicken might be pushing it a bit.

I wouldn't chance it. As other have said it is recommended they are cooked 24hrs after defrosting. I would risk 48hrs but not 5 days!

Absolutely not.

Dh would say yes (iron constitution) and I would say no!

There is no way on earth I would eat those. Sniff them - they probably stick after 5 days.

Noooooooooooooooooo.

no way bin them

chuck them in the garden some animal will eat them tonight and they have not been wasted lol

i wouldn't chance it not 5 days from defrosting

No.

definitely not. Unless they are still withing their use-by date.

Five days is a lot. Respect for considering it though!

Thank you, I binned them after your responses. Had chicken kieves for dinner instead, bought yesterday!