i was having problems with my old ice box over the summer the freezer would freeze up and i would cover all my good up on the table and get out my hair dryer and un freeze it then put it back in in late sept i got a new ice box but i am worried i took that chicken out to many times and put back in should i just throw it out? its marked july 11th so i know it was taken out at 4 -5 times so i could defrost my freezer what do you think am i being to paranoid
2006-10-12 07:04:04 · 9 answers · asked by kerriknowsall 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
thanks people i was thinking the same thing but kept hearing my grand mother in my head saying that chicken is still good lol but its better to be safe and not have a hospital bill
2006-10-12 07:29:52 · update #1
throw it out!
2006-10-12 07:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw it out immediately! Using your hair dryer to thaw the chicken out means that warm air heated the exterior of the chicken to above 40F (about 4C), which is considered by most health agencies to be the lower limit for rapid bacterial growth (what some like to call "The Danger Zone." Even though the rest of the chicken was still frozen solid, you woke up the bacteria residing on the skin of the chicken, and until you popped it back in the fridge and it got back down to temperature, the chicken had plenty of time to incubate. Multiply that by 4-5 freeze-thaw cycles, and you've got a bird that probably won't smell or taste good, and will most likely send you to the hospital if you cooked it and tried to eat it.
If this problem with your freezer and refrigerator ever happens again, leave everything frozen and only thaw what you plan on using right away. It's less convenient, but far, far safer.
2006-10-12 14:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken is by far the "dirtiest" of meats--i.e. prone to going bad even faster than fish. Pitch the chicken. Too much could have happened in the refreezing. Your health is worth more than what you're saving by eating it.
2006-10-12 14:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Cluny Brown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the chicken stayed fozen then it will be OK, if you even suspect it has thawed out even slightly, throw it away now!!
2006-10-12 14:09:21 · answer #4 · answered by by eck lass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw it out! fresh is the best. why take a chance that its old? u can get alot of different sorts of diseases from old food.
2006-10-12 14:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by Dead Birds Don't Poop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not take a chance with it. It is always better to be safe than sorry.
2006-10-12 14:11:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better safe than sorry...I would throw it out.
2006-10-12 14:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by saved_by_grace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the chicken can still cross the road, it's best to let it go..............
2006-10-12 14:13:53 · answer #8 · answered by meucando 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would
2006-10-12 14:11:33 · answer #9 · answered by LINDA G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋