Frozen chicken left out...

[Excelsior]

This morning I put some some sealed frozen chicken on the counter (the breasts in the packs from costco). Of course when I got home at 6 it was thawed. I put it back in the fridge. Is it ok to eat? I am not one to be overly picky about food safety.

 

[eldorado99]

Were they still coldish? if so I'd eat them.

 

[Hacp]

Its Ok if you cook them.

 

[ahenkel]

Be a man and crack a raw egg on top and eat em as is.

 

[Excelsior]

Were they still coldish? if so I'd eat them.

Kind of. I keep my house at 76 degrees. And they were out for only 9.5 hours.

 

[sjwaste]

Yeah, it's fine as long as you're a normal healthy person. My folks used to leave stuff out to defrost like that all the time. Just leave it in the sink and go to work.

I mean, I wouldn't take a chance on food safety w/ small children or the elderly, but for myself, yeah all the time.

 

[Billb2]

The problem isn't the bacteria that grows on the food, it's that the food isn't cooked enough to kill the bacteria.

It's kind of like driving at 100 mph isn't a problem, the quick stop when you hit something is.

 

[OUCaptain]

Cook it to 160 or so and it's all good.

 

[Excelsior]

Thanks. You have all affirmed by thoughts.

 

[Billb2]

Well, are you dead?

 

[Syringer]

You think farm chickens are kept in fridges? They're left out exposed to all sorts of high temps, and they're fine to eat.