Is this chicken still good?

[Dinner]

I defrosted some chicken in my fridge and then I forgot about it for a week and a half. I notice it has a slightly off smell to it but it isn't to strong. I washed it off and decided to use it in some chicken chili which would be heavily spiced so as to hide any spoiled taste. I plan on cooking it for a good long time to make sure any little critters meet a nasty end in the boiling water but I still have a bit of concern over this.

Do you think this chicken is still good or should I toss it out?

[alva]

Week and a half??? Toss it mate.

[Arrian]

Yeah, I'd toss it.

-Arrian

[Cort Haus]

Stinking old meat and you want to eat it?

has the heat got to you, Oerdin?

[General Ludd]

Chicken is never good to eat.

[Proteus_MST]

I agree with alva.

Although I have to say that a year ago we had a meat scandal here in germany, where year old meat was traded to supermarkets and doener-snackbars an d got eaten by the people and AFAIK nobody died from eating it.
So you´d probably have a good chance to survive the chicken-chili. But better don´t try your luck

[laurentius]

Eat it, you'll only grow stronger and live longer.

[Fake Boris]

If the smell isn't that bad, you should be fine. Start cooking it with just oil and salt; if the smell worsens, throw it away. If it stays the same or improve, go on with your recipe.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by laurentius
Eat it, you'll only grow stronger and live longer.

Good response. Would you like to come over to my place for some chicken chili? I need a suckers... er... a friend to tell me how it tastes.

[Dinner]

Another question. If the meat is thoroughly cooked would it still be a health danger (assuming it's off) or would it just taste bad?

[RGBVideo]

Over a week in a fridge and the taste ain't the only thing which gets spoiled. No matter how long you'll boil or burn it, you'll be playing with your health if you eat it. Considering you're middle-class, the obvious choice is to dump it; if you want to make chicken chili buy a new chicken.

[molly bloom]

Play the e-coli/salmonella poker game and see.


If you still have the guts for it that is...

[laurentius]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Good response. Would you like to come over to my place for some chicken chili? I need a suckers... er... a friend to tell me how it tastes.

Sure, any food with chili is worth a try. The less sweet and more hot the better. who cares if its fatal as long as it has enough chili in it.

Um...by the way could you spare me a buck or two for the plane tickets from Finland?

[Fake Boris]

And the advice I gave you was that of a piss poor student; if you can afford to throw it away, why don't you do it?

[laurentius]

Oh come on guys, a dead, defrosted chicken never killed anyone.