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BG1
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Canada1550 Posts
August 10 2011 07:07 GMT
#1
So basically I bought some chicken a couple of days ago and I unexpectedly ended up shopping for a few more hours before I got back home.
When I got back I tossed the chicken in the freezer and didn't really think about it. Now I'm kinda wondering if the chicken is still ok to eat...
I was walking around with it for about 3 hours and I'm not 100% sure but I don't think it was really frozen when I got it in the store, just refrigerated.
So TL experts, is the chicken still ok to cook after being possibly (probably) thawed and refrozen?
What are the risks?
I've googled around a bit and there's seemingly a lot of different responses and opinions on this matter.
What do I do with my precious chicken?

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Ludrik
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Australia523 Posts
August 10 2011 07:10 GMT
#2
I'd cook it and eat it. But that's just me. I guess I just trust my immune system to keep me out of harms way.

I have no scientific basis for this oppinion though.
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Phyrigian
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
New Zealand1332 Posts
August 10 2011 07:17 GMT
#3
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RolleMcKnolle
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany1054 Posts
August 10 2011 07:19 GMT
#4
eat ur delicious chicken. Meat doesn't have to be frozen or cooled all the time. As long as it wasn't warm for more than mb 1 day it's not a problem at all
LOcDowN
Profile Joined February 2003
United States1014 Posts
August 10 2011 07:19 GMT
#5
I'd recommend that you don't chicken out now. Go for it.
NeoLearner
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Belgium1847 Posts
August 10 2011 07:36 GMT
#6
That's not a problem, go right ahead and eat that chicken. Personally wouldn't eat it raw but then again, I wouldn't do that with fresh chicken either.

Make sure that your freezer is cold enough, it should be below -18C (That is what, 0F?)
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BG1
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Canada1550 Posts
August 10 2011 07:47 GMT
#7
On August 10 2011 16:36 NeoLearner wrote:

Make sure that your freezer is cold enough, it should be below -18C (That is what, 0F?)


Don't worry, we use the metric system in Canada (thank god).
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Cr4zyH0r5e
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Peru1308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-10 07:54:56
August 10 2011 07:52 GMT
#8
I wasn't even aware there was a potential issue arising after thawing and refreezing, simply because I don't think of the chicken as yogurt--For the record, I'd still drink thawed, refrozan and re-thawed yogurt.

As long as you cook it and you keep the chicken temperature over 60C at the time of serving, you should just enjoy your delicious chicken in any fashion you'd like.

Edit: But, as pointed above, bear in mind that none of us are experts in the field of poultry. I'm just saying I'm too cheap to waste an entire chicken.
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munchmunch
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada789 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-10 08:01:58
August 10 2011 07:55 GMT
#9
So here's how it works. Bacteria is the main worry. Chicken can be contaminated with salmonella, which is very nasty kind of bacteria. Now, a small amount of bacteria won't hurt you, and cooking your food (getting it above a certain temperature) will kill a lot of bacteria. Keeping the temperature low stops it from growing; bacteria grows very slowly at fridge temperatures, while freezing stops bacteria growth completely (but doesn't kill bacteria). Bacteria grow very well when food is kept warm, so you shouldn't keep food on the counter for more than an hour or two after cooking, and reheating leftovers repeatedly can also cause problems. Incomplete cooking and keeping food warm for an extended period are the two main dangers.

Since your chicken stayed relatively cool, and you plan on cooking it, you should be fine. When you should worry is if you buy a ready-to-eat (ie. cooked and warm) chicken and leave it in the car for a few hours.

Edit: quality. Also, it's at your own risk obviously.
Dampe
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada15 Posts
August 10 2011 08:05 GMT
#10
Smell it. If it smells bad, it's bad. If you don't know what bad meat smells like, trust me, you'll know when you smell it. The other concern would be bacteria so just make sure it's cooked all the way through. Eat that shit IMO.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17726 Posts
August 10 2011 08:21 GMT
#11
I have a similar question but with eggs. I made some scrambled eggs I think around 7 pm and after eating forgot to put it out back in the fridge and left it there while I took a nap. I don't know how much time passed but I'm pretty sure around 4 hours passed. Our the eggs safe to eat?
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endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
August 10 2011 08:25 GMT
#12
OP : You can eat it without any risk.

On August 10 2011 17:21 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
I have a similar question but with eggs. I made some scrambled eggs I think around 7 pm and after eating forgot to put it out back in the fridge and left it there while I took a nap. I don't know how much time passed but I'm pretty sure around 4 hours passed. Our the eggs safe to eat?


I don't know if you're serious or if you are laughing OP. Cooked eggs are just fine.

What's dangerous are stuffs containing raw eggs that you freeze / unfreeze / refreeze, typically ice cream.
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ShloobeR
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Korea (South)3809 Posts
August 10 2011 08:28 GMT
#13
cook it thoroughly and it will be fine.
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kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
August 10 2011 08:40 GMT
#14
On August 10 2011 16:55 munchmunch wrote:
So here's how it works. Bacteria is the main worry. Chicken can be contaminated with salmonella, which is very nasty kind of bacteria. Now, a small amount of bacteria won't hurt you, and cooking your food (getting it above a certain temperature) will kill a lot of bacteria. Keeping the temperature low stops it from growing; bacteria grows very slowly at fridge temperatures, while freezing stops bacteria growth completely (but doesn't kill bacteria). Bacteria grow very well when food is kept warm, so you shouldn't keep food on the counter for more than an hour or two after cooking, and reheating leftovers repeatedly can also cause problems. Incomplete cooking and keeping food warm for an extended period are the two main dangers.

Since your chicken stayed relatively cool, and you plan on cooking it, you should be fine. When you should worry is if you buy a ready-to-eat (ie. cooked and warm) chicken and leave it in the car for a few hours.

Edit: quality. Also, it's at your own risk obviously.

Pretty much this, so as long as it wasn't hot as hell in your car during those few hours it's okay to cook and then eat. But if you don't cook it well (raw) that's another story ... lol
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Stormich
Profile Joined August 2003
Croatia336 Posts
August 10 2011 08:49 GMT
#15
Just cook it well and then come play some alti.
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Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
August 10 2011 09:31 GMT
#16
Cook it until well-done. Then any bacteria is dead.
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TheRealHH
Profile Joined December 2010
United States106 Posts
August 10 2011 09:38 GMT
#17
On August 10 2011 17:05 Dampe wrote:
Smell it. If it smells bad, it's bad. If you don't know what bad meat smells like, trust me, you'll know when you smell it. The other concern would be bacteria so just make sure it's cooked all the way through. Eat that shit IMO.


Pretty much this. On the day you plan to cook/eat it, I'd just smell it to make sure all was fine and dandy. If it passes the smell test then I'd personally be fine with eating it.
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17726 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-10 09:44:08
August 10 2011 09:43 GMT
#18
On August 10 2011 17:25 endy wrote:
OP : You can eat it without any risk.

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On August 10 2011 17:21 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
I have a similar question but with eggs. I made some scrambled eggs I think around 7 pm and after eating forgot to put it out back in the fridge and left it there while I took a nap. I don't know how much time passed but I'm pretty sure around 4 hours passed. Our the eggs safe to eat?


I don't know if you're serious or if you are laughing OP. Cooked eggs are just fine.

What's dangerous are stuffs containing raw eggs that you freeze / unfreeze / refreeze, typically ice cream.

Oh I forgot to say I left my egg carton with raw eggs out. Not the cooked eggs. I ate those already.
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th2pun1sh3r
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States107 Posts
August 10 2011 09:46 GMT
#19
I would err on the side of caution and throw it out. A chicken probably doesn't cost very much ($5-20 tops?) so I would just get new food. I once had food poisoning after eating fish and it sucked... I stayed inside for like 2-3 days and I couldn't bring myself to eat anything because I felt so sick that I was afraid of eating food because I didn't want to re-experience feeling like that. Lost like 5 pounds lol

Anyway its probably still safe but why take the chance. just toss it..
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Unbeliever
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia22 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-10 10:11:21
August 10 2011 10:09 GMT
#20
Why did you buy a live chicken on a whim? What makes you think it likes being in that freezer?

You're a horrible person.
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