Is my chicken bad?

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chesterchippy

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I defrosted chicken wings in the microwave this morning and forgot to take them out. They've been sitting in there for nearly 8 hours. They smell ok, but should I cook them or get rid of them?
 
i go with my nose. do you have a good sniffer cc? if not, toss 'em. i can smell the tiniest bit of bad meat in a package, and i've never gotten sick.
 
Now if they thawed from a frozen state, ok...but if were that in a microwave...pitch it.

I live by this saying "if in doubt...pitch it out"!!!
 
Erik said:
Now if they thawed from a frozen state, ok...but if were that in a microwave...pitch it.
I live by this saying "if in doubt...pitch it out"!!!
I defrosted them from frozen with the defrost function but I guess I better toss 'em. Sigh.
 
I can tell you all about what food poisening is like from bad chicken - but I'll do it in a PM - me - I would toss them :oops:
 
One criterion I use is: Would I feel comfortable eating it or serving it to family or guests?

If the answer is no, it goes out.

Hard to enjoy a meal when you feel you may be praying to the porcelin convenience for the next twelve hours.
 
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