Posted on 07/03/2021 4:34:48 PM PDT by SamAdams76
You can delay raw chicken from spoiling by cooking it, but cooked chicken also has a limited shelf life. Before you bite into that plate of leftovers, check over the chicken carefully to make sure it is still good. Chicken can be bad but have no signs. Throw it out if you notice any of the common signs of bad cooked chicken to avoid food poisoning.
Time Is Not On Your Side
Cooked chicken must be refrigerated within an hour after cooking so bacteria doesn't begin to multiply. The meat is only good for two to three days after refrigeration, so be sure to label the chicken before sticking it in the refrigerator. Beyond three days, throw the chicken out. Plain chicken pieces, whether roasted or fried, are good for four months in the freezer, while chicken covered in broth or served as part of a casserole or similar dish is good for six months past the storage date when frozen at zero degrees Fahrenheit.
Chill Out
Bacteria multiply rapidly within the danger zone of temperatures between 40 and 140 F. Your refrigerator temperature should always be below 40 F so the cooked chicken stays good for the full two to three days. The temperature dial or readout on your refrigerator may not be accurate, so buy a small thermometer that hangs from a rack in your refrigerator to double-check. If you find your refrigerator doesn't cool meat to below 40 F, throw the chicken out.
Something Smells Funny
The smell of spoiled, raw chicken is unmistakable and is likely to blast you in the face as soon as you open the refrigerator. Cooked chicken doesn't smell quite as bad when it starts to spoil, but it does take on an offensive odor. If you think the chicken might be bad, its odor is one of the easiest indications of spoiled meat. Plenty of other foods in a refrigerator can produce offensive odors, so it's best to remove the chicken from the refrigerator, unwrap it and smell it away from other foods.
Color Me Bad
Freshly cooked chicken is brown or white. As chicken goes bad, it begins to take on a gray tint that intensifies as time goes on. In some cases, the chicken might turn green, gray-green or blue-gray. If the outside of the chicken shows no color change, make a small cut and check the inside of the meat. In addition to color changes, you might also see mold growing on the chicken or feel a slimy film developing on the outside. Chicken that has been boiled, a common practice before grilling or shredding chicken, can sometimes take on a gray color even while cooking so take this into consideration and look for other signs. Remember that chicken can be bad but smell and look perfectly fine. If you think it might be bad, throw it out and do not taste it.
Grossed me out, good thing we had steak today.
Comes out of the oven with MS13 tats.
Some are just misunderstood.
I cooked some Tyson skinless today and only buy small amounts that don’t last long.
Was this article written by the government???
But, hey, I like living dangerously.
Sorry, that’s bunk.
Like salmon; Good fish doesn’t smell like *****, and good ***** doesn’t smell like fish.
Thoroughly cooked fried chicken is virtually indestructible. It can sit out all day at a picnic, or left on the stove overnight, then brought back home, put in the fridge and eaten a few days later. Done it for years.
Hate putting hot stuff into the fridge, always let it sit out and get cool.
“thoroughly” is key. Lots of folks start with bad chicken, undercook it, and then wonder why they get the squirts.
If it smells good to start and is thoroughly cooked, chicken lasts as long as you need it to.
Preheat oven to 315 degrees.
Take a couple of medium sized sweet potatoes and slice them thickly (a good couple inches thick). Coat your dutch oven with some olive oil and place the sweet potatoes, covering the entire bottom.
Now, place a whole chicken (or split chicken) on top, seasoned with salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, garlic powder and paprika.
Put in oven for about 2 1/2 hours or until chicken easily comes apart with fork.
It will be very good.
Yeah. I think cooked chicken lasts longer than 3 days
Omylanta such a Nanny :/
Her advice is off by days for cooked chicken. Why does everyone have the need to lie about these things :/
“For your own good”, yeah? :/
But here’s the real trick for raw meat-
Take the chicken - or any meat- out of the wrapper if you’re fridging it for more than a day.
Is the meat in the butcher case wrapped up? No, no it’s not.
It’s best to put it the chicken or meat on a rack over a pan or plate to catch drips.
You can cover it loosely with a small damp cloth or leave it uncovered. Down in the bottom of your fridge where it’s the coldest your meat will last 5 or 6 or more days. Keep a an eye on it.
I’ve been doing this for 30 years and nobody ever got food poisoning.
We just spice it up so hot the bacteria is afraid to go near the chicken.
When cooked chicken starts to turn it smells sour...like sour milk or stinky gym socks.
Unmistakable.
“Cooked chicken must be refrigerated within an hour after cooking”
Before my Girlfriend’s mother passed a few years ago she had Sunday dinner (country lunch) for the family every week for 40 years. The fried chicken would sit on the counter all day and various family would drift back in for supper and eat leftovers. No one ever got sick one time from fried chicken sitting out for 5 or 6 hours after it had been cooked.
You’re supposed to be eating Joe Biden’s cheapest mystery meat Hot Dogs this 4th anyway.
I sometimes buy and entire NY roast in the cryo pack and put it on a rack in the bottom of the fridge.
I cut steaks off of it for as long as it lasts...up to 4 weeks.
Always unpack your meat and allow it to chill in the dry air of the fridge. It last a long time.
Bacteria needs water and all the bacteria is on the surface.
“Thoroughly cooked fried chicken is virtually indestructible. It can sit out all day at a picnic, or left on the stove overnight, then brought back home, put in the fridge and eaten a few days later.”
This sounds crazy. I think I will skip trying this idea out.
My favorite boneless chicken dish: Salt, pepper, garlic, either grill it or sautee with butter.
Salsa: Onion, tomato, green pepper,mango, salt, bit of olive oil and some garlic.
Fresh Avocado slices
Yellow Rice.
Cumin/balsamic vinegar dressing: Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, dash chili powder, cumin, garlic and some chopped up green onions.
Chicken on top of the rice, paired with the avocado and salsa on the side. Drizzle the Balsamic dressing on the salsa and avocados.
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