can I freeze chicken defrost it and eat cold for lunch?
Recently, I have started to eat healthy and got into bodybuilding. I see a lot of videos of people cooking in bulk for the week online; this would save time for me as I'm very busy in college and work. I was just wondering if I could freeze meats such as steak and chicken then take them out of the freezer and eat them cold when defrosted? I would like to have them to eat on the go.
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That's perfectly fine, assuming the meats were cooked properly originally. If you look up people doing bento lunches, they use freezer staples a lot; often, if the item is small enough, it can be packed in a lunch still frozen and be defrosted by lunchtime. However, if you're talking about a whole steak or chicken breast, you'll want to stick it in the fridge overnight to let it defrost first.
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Can you eat cold defrosted chicken?
It's safer than eating cooked meat than has been stored in the refrigerator. More bacteria grows in the refrigerator than the freezer. Show activity on this post. You can eat it without any food safety concern with proper defrosting/thawing of course.Is it safe to eat cooked chicken that has been frozen?
Properly stored, it will maintain best quality for about 4 months, but will remain safe beyond that time. The freezer time shown is for best quality only - cooked chicken that has been kept constantly frozen at 0\xb0 F will keep safe indefinitely.Can you put defrosted chicken back in the fridge?
Answer: If you thawed the chicken in the refrigerator, you don't have to cook it right away. Poultry that's been defrosted in the fridge can be safely kept for an additional one to two days in the refrigerator before cooking, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Can you freeze chicken after defrosting and cooking?
You can safely refreeze raw and cooked chicken within their respective shelf lives. Still, only refreeze raw chicken that has been thawed in the refrigerator. When handled properly, it's safe to refreeze raw and cooked chicken within their respective shelf lives.How to Safely Freeze Cooked Meats | 1 Minute Tips | DJ BBQ
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