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Roast chicken - can I reheat and for how long?

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extremelychocolateymilkroll · 02/07/2010 23:24

Have just roasted a chicken this evg as it's too hot to have the oven on for an hour and a half during the day. Was wondering if I could heat the chicken for a short while in the oven tomorrow and if so for how long to get it warm? TIA

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aseriouslyblondemoment · 03/07/2010 00:33

is the chicken properly cooked now?
if it is it needs to be completely cooled down before you think about keeping any meat off the bird
discard the carcass unless using for stock
personally i'd either keep the meat wrapped up in the fridge for other meals or sandwiches or i'd freeze it

hobbgoblin · 03/07/2010 00:34

Cook for a minimum of two minutes at 70 degrees or above.

extremelychocolateymilkroll · 03/07/2010 12:01

Thanks very much for your replies. It is completely cooked. I think I will just keep it for other meals or sandwiches.

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hobbgoblin · 03/07/2010 14:01

it would be safer to re-heat and eat than to use cold from chilled. However, it would not be unsafe to eat if you never re-cooked it so long as you chilled it rapidly and stored in fridge as soon as it was cool.

extremelychocolateymilkroll · 03/07/2010 16:23

Thanks hobgoblin. I was thinking of using it in a stirfry which I know isn't very inspired - will have to hunt around for other uses as well.

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cjlb · 06/07/2010 00:40

As long as the chicken had been properly cooked in the first place, which you say it has, then it will be just fine using bits for a stir fry and anything left in the fridge for sandwiches. Anything left over from the stir fry will have to get chucked though, or given to the dog/cat/piranha.

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