Frozen Chicken

[Lemmonie]

So what is the difference between frozen chiken portions that can be cooked form frozen and those that cant?

[condor]

Chicken portions that are fresh meat can be frozen on purchase....frozen portions that have been defrosted for sale, cannot then be refrozen as it is highly likely you'll get food poisoning.

[escargot]

That wasn't the question chap.

Lemmonie, no idea, could it be due to the way they were frozen? I take it both are raw?

[Piglet]

Do you mean where some products are labelled that they ought to be defrosted and some aren't?

I cook all portions of chicken or whatever from frozen, IMO the only problem is with whole chickens or very thick portions where the inside won't get hot enough possibly to kill any bugs.

I'm a bit casual about that kind of thing though, we're rebellious we even stuff our Christmas turkey and haven't died yet...

[V8TVR1978]

I'm a bit casual about that kind of thing though, we're rebellious we even stuff our Christmas turkey and haven't died yet...
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Isn't stuffing your X-mas turkey a waste of time when you could do like some of the Yanks and buy a turkey that is not empty from your local farmer.....

Edited by V8TVR1978 on Tuesday 30th March 05:54

[Lemmonie]

Ta.

I just have two bags of chicken breasts ih the freezer. Both purchased as frozen items in the freezer and one says cook from frozen and one says it must be defrosted before cooking.

[grumbledoak]

V8TVR1978 said:

Isn't stuffing your X-mas turkey a waste of time when you could do like some of the Yanks and buy a turkey that is not empty from your local farmer.....

Stuffing your turkey, or even a chicken, is largely a waste of time because the air cannot circulate, so you need to allow extra cooking time and you risk dry, tough meat. This is why many think that turkey is always tough. It is generally better to make the stuffing seperately.

[Piglet]

grumbledoak said:

V8TVR1978 said:

Isn't stuffing your X-mas turkey a waste of time when you could do like some of the Yanks and buy a turkey that is not empty from your local farmer.....

Stuffing your turkey, or even a chicken, is largely a waste of time because the air cannot circulate, so you need to allow extra cooking time and you risk dry, tough meat. This is why many think that turkey is always tough. It is generally better to make the stuffing seperately.

'tis part of Christmas in our house though...and mainly we're too pissed to notice