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You can't cook chicken from frozen!!

Just put some chicken in the microwave on defrost!

Thought it would work if I pushed the defrost button after the time but the chicken has come out cooked!!

If it's portions, put in sink of running cold water,doesn't take too long to defrost..

Thanks Polly - bit late now :-( It was breasts
Don't really want to give the family food poisoning !

Good old Pizza for tea then!

I use the microwave to defrost mine. I do it a few minutes at a time though or they will come out cooked - as you already know! :-)
Lorrainex

I have tried but cant get OH (chicken) in the oven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

don't ever wash a raw chicken....you can get bacteria on it and that can result in food piosoning,

Karen

The answer to your question is

NO NEVER.

you can defrost it bt as others have said, it kinda cooks anyway, even a few minutes at a time.

Just make sure in future that you take it out the night before. Don't want a hospital job... it is just not plaesant!! ;-0(

Deanna X

never cook a chicken from frozen

catherine
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I'm still here to tell the tale... I always forget to get the chook pieces out of the freezer and defrost them in the microwave. I'll think twice now though.

Tina x

*adds thread to my Must Do Better book!!*

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Please can I have one of those too Kitty?, looks like I've been trying to upset a few tummies in my house hold. lol

I will photocopy one for you......on my third volume now!! lol

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so y dont u cook peice's from frozen then???? or should i not ask cos i always do!!!! & have never had food poisoning. I alway cook meat & food longer than what they say.always have

Northernheart rye. All I can say is you are a very lucky lady. The danger in cooking chicken from frozen is that it might not be thoroughly cooked in the centre and that is where the problem can arise as regards bacteria. Salmonella is a particuarly nasty illness which can take weeks to clear out of your system and makes you feel very ill. Lecture over.

Linda

oppssssssssss

i always make sure it cooked all the way if its not it doesn't go on d plate.

any meat that is still on the bone should be throughly thawed out,,,,,,,,,

any meat on bone or other wise should never be put in water/cold or warm to thaw.

never !!!! defrost on top shelf of the fridge covered,,,,,,never in a warm room,,,,,,,,,,

any heated up pre-cooked meat should be heated till the centre is piping hot,,,

and never just warm any dish containing prawns or keep re-heating,,,,,,,,,,,,,



lessons in B&H.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,

One of the major supermarket sells frozen breasts of chicken in packs of 6 and 12.

On the cooking instructions it says

'Best cooked from frozen'

personaly I wouldn't cook from frozen but I don't usually buy frozen meat


Sam

Well thank you all for your kind suggestions & helpful hints :-)
Thankfully we have all lived to tell the tale!

Never ever cook frozen chicken!! DANGEROUS

....and sorry Kay but always place chicken,fresh or frozen (or any fresh meat ) onto bottom shelf of fridge, as blood etc. can drip and cause contamination.

Better to be safe than sorry!
Mau xx