How long does cooked chicken keep for?

clelmt

if i had chicken pieces say from KFC for my tea, and i had some left over would it be ok to re-heat it the next day if it was kept in the fridge over night.

ksh123

Hi
I bought a roast chicken on Friday. Intending to use it in full over the w/e. But it didn't work out that way. Its been in the fridge of course. Do you think I can still safely use it tonight in a cook-in sauce? I wiouldn't usually keep chicken this long (except for the dog, lol), but its such a terrible waste of money otherwise.
thanks.

LandyAndy

I would have no hesitation in using it after applying the obligatory 'nose' test.

anxious_mum

Should be fine if its been in the fridge

ksh123

Excellent!Thank you. And a good money saver too!

McKneff

Gawd, you must have the constitutions of oxes.

I wouldnt touch it with a barge pole, let alone get my nose near it.

I guess its all in the head really.

zippychick

this thread should help - i probably wouldn't personally as my body seems quite sensitive to chicken kept that long or reheated too many times. Ill merge this later

Zip

meritaten

Does it Look OK? Does it Smell OK? lastly - try a small piece of it, close your eyes and really concentrate on the taste. Is there an aftertaste? if it passes all these tests then I would use it but make sure that the casserole or sauce gets to a bubbling point and maintain that for at least an hour - that 'should' kill off any bacteria.
Finally, do NOT give it to anyone who is pregnant, or been ill recently, or has a compromised immune system!

tessie_bear

id say it would be ok to use...if its been in the fridge

ksh123

Oh blimey! A real mixed bag of answers and I've looked at the thread Zipp suggested too with similar results.
It certainly looked and smelt fine and the dog had no complaints when he got some bits, lol. But I didn't taste it because I've got a cold and wouldn't have known any difference.
I have put it in a sauce intending to cook it when the kid comes home (if I don't die of starvation first! ) because I wouldn't reheat it again.
It will have lots of time to bubble but I feel a bit paranoid now as I always had the 3 day rule before myself.....
I'm already cross with myself because there is now a ridiculous amount waiting to go in the dog over the next few days. (There r only 2 of us here and I've got the only cat in the world who won't eat roast chicken). I've actually never thought of freezing cooked chicken.
This was one that came from Sainsburys and I always wonder how long they have been hanging around in the first place......
Maybe I should just call this one quits, consign sauce and chicken to the recycling bin ? and treat us to a takeaway cos I do feel rather poorly, sniff...._pale_.. But I'll be haunted by the double waste of cash for days.....