How long does cooked chicken keep for?

Stompa

Is it really worth the risk?

Pink.

I wouldn't risk it. _pale_ I'll add this thread to the existing thread on how long chicken keeps for.

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nesssie1702

You'll be fine, so long as you reheat the chicken right through until it's piping hot.

If they're in the pot that they were cooked in and kept in the oven, should be okay. The heat of the oven will have killed off any food poisoning bugs when it was cooking, and provided that you've not re-introduced any contamination as well as reheating it thoroughly.

I'd eat it

Triggles

I'm paranoid - but then I've had food poisoning and don't ever want to repeat it. I wouldn't eat it. But some are much braver than me.

trinity_bleu

avinabacca wrote: »

the casserole's only been sat overnight in the cold oven*

*this really isn't a problem - in fact it's much better to do this, from a food hygiene point of view, than sticking a hot dish of food into the fridge, taking the temperature up above 5`C and filling the fridge with condensation as it cools.

that's what I thought was better too ... I usually either:

• cook the night before, leave to cool overnight, then refridgerate in the morning, ready for a fast reheat, or
• prep the night before (often with frozen meat), fridge overnight, and then bung into cold oven in the morning with the timer on.

hmm, still not sure what to do with this chicken though ! Just forgot to take it out of the cold oven in the mad rush this morning ... the chicken didn't really smell of anything last night.

avinabacca wrote: »

And you'll remember to put things that have a short date in the freezer in future, won't you?

You'd think, wouldn't you ! except I bought it 10 days ago and forgot it was in the fridge ... :rotfl:

Bongedone

You should allow the dish to cool as rapidly as possible then refigerate. This does not mean over night: -

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/keepingfoodsafe/storing/

http://www.greatbritishchicken.co.uk/recipes/tips/Storing_Thawing_Chicken.pdf

Stompa

Triggles wrote: »

I'm paranoid - but then I've had food poisoning and don't ever want to repeat it. I wouldn't eat it. But some are much braver than me.

It's nothing to do with bravery - I've had food poisoning too - and it's definitely not worth it!

trinity_bleu

in the end, OH looked at it and I explain the situation ... he had a poke about and decided not to risk it.

hating the waste (food, time, effort) but it was the safest thing to do

McKneff

:t :t :t..............................

skintchick

I'm always happy to use mine up to eight days after (if cooked on a Sunday then the following Monday) but I do check it smells OK first.

I've never had food poisoning.

I keep it in the fridge, covered, but pretty much always leave it till day 8 before making stock from it and I use the meat all the week in between.