Accidentally left some frozen chicken out last night.

[777php]

I was defrosting them so I could make some Japanese Sake chicken wings and marinate them overnight. I completely forgot about them and left them in a large pot just sitting on the stove. I know it sounds stupid but, is there any chance they could still be okay?

I'm just hoping becuase it was a lot of chicken.

 

[Spoooon]

This sounds like an empirical question. Cook the wings and let us know what happens.

 

[WobbleWobble]

You'd probably be ok. Unless it's fed to someone very young, weak, or old, it should be alright.

I'd eat it

 

[Azraele]

How warm was the kitchen?

My understanding is that 4 hours is the longest you want to leave food out unless it's thawing.

 

[MrAwesome]

Dont worry, Salmonella doesn't have that high of a mortality rate.

 

[Heisenberg]

How warm is it now? If it was really frozen it might be okay if it stayed cold for a while.

 

[777php]

it was pretty cold still...but I forgot to mention that it was initially sitting in warm water.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: 777php
it was pretty cold still...but I forgot to mention that it was initially sitting in warm water.

You arent supposed to defrost meat in warm water... always in cold.

 

[jdini76]

if you're going to eat it, (which I don't recomend) then cook the sh1t out of it!

 

[777php]

i know but, i needed to marinate it before I went to sleep so I wanted to defrost it asap.

 

[aircooled]

meat is cheap. throw it away.

 

[777php]

yeah , good thing i got a bunch from costco...oh well to the garbage can.