Anyone give me any advice?
I bought some chicken from the butchers last week to make Chicken Masala but I became ill and bed bound. It’s been exactly a week.
I’m quite a new cook.
Well I took it out of the fridge today and it smelt abit. I thought I’d wash it and then cook it because maybe the high heat will kill the bacteria and the smell.
Am I crazy? Will I become ill and die?
Re: Cooking Chicken that’s been in the fridge for one week…
dont cook…if it smells bad…even if the smell is little…meat should not be left in the fridge for that long…
Re: Cooking Chicken that’s been in the fridge for one week…
three things to look for:
-expiry date
-if it smells bad
-if the juice of the chicken is stringy and/or slimy
discard the chicken especially if it smells bad and is slimy to the touch.
Re: Cooking Chicken that’s been in the fridge for one week…
I’ve cooked it already…I thought it might be ok. I’m having second thoughts now.
What will happen if I eat it?
Re: Cooking Chicken that’s been in the fridge for one week…
if you haven’t eaten yet…better NOT eat it…toss it in the garbage…if you have already eaten, the worst you can get is an upset stomach for a few hours…if you see severe symptoms like vomitting and nausia coupled with dizziness, confusion and general weakness [rarely, unless the meat was like 10 days old] then go to Emergency of the hospital nearest you…i DOUBT that will happen…i think as i said the most you may get is an upset stomach for a few hours. don’t worry!
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Sorry but why are you so insistent on eating it anyway when you even say yourself that it had a bad smell to it…??
It is not gonna kill you if you eat it but just a FYI never let raw poultry and meats sit in the fridge for that long.They are practically breeding ground for a ton of bacteria and that is not in any way healthy…!
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Because my mums in Pakistan, I have no females around me and I have to look after my dad and brothers and work full time.
I’m a new cook and always used meat on the day so I never actually knew how long it’s last ih a fridge or freezer but I’ll know for next time.
I think I just feel abit like it was a waste of time and everything would be ok but after having smelt it whilst cooking, I knew something wasn’t right hence I came on here.
Thanks for the input.
Re: Cooking Chicken that’s been in the fridge for one week…
throw it away
Re: Cooking Chicken that’s been in the fridge for one week…
Honest reply, dont eat it . Meat that has gone fully off or was halfway in the process of going bad, can cause serious food poisoning and bacterial infections in the stomach. Hence for the sake of your family and yourself , dont eat or feed them this meat.
A week is a long time for meat to be just refrigerated. its definitely got bacteria in there now. usually cooking such meat wont kill this kind of bacteria. So not worth taking the risk for. Money that is wasted is wasted.