Quick Chicken Safety Question

[patrickamory]

Also, "life is too short to do it the right way."

Eat it!

[heidih]

A bit late to the party, but this is pretty much what my mom would do - take frozen stuff out in the morning, set on counter and then cook for dinner. The same time frame. Not per the governmental guides but the norm in many households.

[Ashen]

People being unaware or not caring about safe handling in most households probably accounts for most instances of so called "24 hr flus"

To the comment that the toxins are already there. There are low levels of them because there are low levels of the bacteria that create them. The higher the level of bacteria , (growth from being left out at room temp) the higher the levels of toxin will be. I have never experienced the joy of this type of food poisoning , but knowing someone who has, I will say it is not pretty .

All that considered I would still have used it, as room temp was low enough and the time at room temp wasn't long enough to worry me.

Edited January 10, 2012 by Ashen (log)

[threestars]

Did the color changed? And yeah, if in doubt, just throw it away.

[budrichard]

When in doubt, throw it out.

No question about it!-Dick

[Simon_S]

Put us out of our collective misery, sadistick. Has the chicken been consumed by human or bin?

[gfweb]

Put us out of our collective misery, sadistick. Has the chicken been consumed by human or bin?

Be patient.

He'll post as soon as he gets out of the hospital.

[janeer]

It's fine.