Comments on: If chicken smells a little funny before being cooked but fine afterwards is it ok to eat?

By: techman

techman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:10:59 +0000

smell is not an accurate way to determine the quality of foods. You may only detect the food being rotten, when it is well advanced and most people smell things different from one another anyway.
Campylobacter cannot be detected by smell at all but is a deadly one in uncooked chicken.Salmonella the same.
Yes if it’s cooked at above 165 degrees it’s going to kill the bacteria and be safe.
In the supermarket, choose well-wrapped chicken, and put it in a plastic bag to keep juices from leaking.
Store chicken at 40° F or below. If you won’t use it for a couple of days, freeze it.
Thaw frozen chicken in a refrigerator (in its packaging and on a plate), or on a plate in a microwave oven. Cook chicken thawed in a microwave oven right away.
Separate raw chicken from other foods. Immediately after preparing it, wash your hands with soap and water, and clean anything you or raw chicken touched.
To kill harmful bacteria, cook chicken to at least 165° F.

Don’t return cooked meat to the plate that held it raw.

Refrigerate or freeze leftovers within two hours of cooking.
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the last part is copied from http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/food-safety/chicken-safety/chicken-safety-1-07/overview/0107_chick_ov.htm

By: Special K

Special K — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:47:59 +0000

I wouldn’t risk it. It may not be due to go off for a while but you don’t know how it has been handled prior to being in the shop, whether it has been left around out of the fridge for a while etc.

Does it smell kind of like corn? With a yellowish tint? If so don’t eat it.
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By: H-man

H-man — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:02:59 +0000

It will be fine most likely, but make sure it is properly cooked, and eaten hot.
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By: mw

mw — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:30:59 +0000

Poultry is something you need to be very careful with. I wouldn’t chance eating it if it smelled funny before cooking it….
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By: Bob E.

Bob E. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:04:59 +0000

As long as it’s thoroughly cooked, I doubt it’ll kill you.
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By: Monster

Monster — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:26:59 +0000

DON’T EAT IT HUN!

Don’t eat anything that smells funny.
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