pasta sauce recipes

AlwaysHappy

Morning, got carried away in M&S the other night (I have never seen yellow stickers in there). Anyway, have come to get one of the chicken meals out of the freezer this morning to defrost and now notice it says "not suitable for freezing" - should I just throw it away - I am cross with myself as normally really careful about things but don't want food poisoning just because i'm tight!!

Penelope_Penguin

AlwaysHappy wrote: »

Anyway, have come to get one of the chicken meals out of the freezer this morning to defrost and now notice it says "not suitable for freezing" - should I just throw it away

Firstly - use your common sense - does it look and smell OK?

It's marked like this as it has been previously frozen (well, most likely the chicken). I'd be tempted to eat it, though, if it had been frozen as soon as I got it home

I'll add this to the food safety thread later.

stilernin

I would defrost in the fridge rather than leave it out all day, even if it is still a bit frozen in the middle when you begin to cook it.

The 'not suitable for freezing' could mean that the texture will not be as good as when cooked from chilled rather than being unsafe. Just be sure that when you heat it, you make sure it is really hot all the way through.

notjustlaura

I'd bin it - the chicken may have been cooked and then frozen and defrosted already.

AlwaysHappy

Thanks for the quick replies, the chicken is still in its raw (frozen) state, so It hasn't been cooked and then frozen, will defrost it in the fridge and take it from there.

emiff6

If the chicken is in a sauce, maybe it wasn't suitable for freezing because the sauce will split?

stormbreaker

Risk and freeze today:mad:

adelight

personally i'd cook it then freeze cooked portions.

Bronnie

as above, but first I'd give it a good sniff before I cooked it and make sure it's cooked really thoroughly.

By cooking it immediately, you arrest the deterioration process.
If you freeze and cook later, you extend the over-date period further, til it's frozen, then again by another day on defrosting.(as it would be best to defrost in the fridge). If it smells ok now, it would probably still be ok if frozen quickly and defrosted under temp control in fridge, but since it's overdate anyway, I would always prefer the cook-now option.

Only you can tell as you are the one who can see and smell it!

stormbreaker

Thanks. Did not think about cooking first. A least then I could go by the smell!!!