Chicken wrapper torn, meat is a little dry
I was thawing chicken thighs in the refrigerator and noticed the plastic wrap had torn some, probably when I dug it out of the deep freeze! Some of the chicken dried out. Is it still safe to fry?
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Should be fine to eat, might be a little drier section of the meat if you go straight to cooking without like marinading.
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Is it OK to eat dry chicken?
Should be fine to eat, might be a little drier section of the meat if you go straight to cooking without like marinading. Show activity on this post. It's happened to me before and I simply took sharp kitchen scissors and cut off the dried out part.How do you know if chicken is ruined?
Fresh raw chicken is usually a light pink color with white pieces of fat, has little to no odor, and is soft and moist. If your chicken is slimy, has a foul smell, or has changed to a yellow, green, or gray color, these are signs that your chicken has gone bad.What does freezer burn look like on chicken?
When meat gets freezer burn, it loses moisture from its surface and takes on a gray, brown, or gray-brown color. Meat and other foods with freezer burn might get a grainy texture or look dry and tough. You might find that freezer burn creates weird flavors, as well.Is uncovered frozen chicken safe?
Frozen chicken (and all frozen foods) are safe to eat indefinitely, but will lose taste and flavor the longer it is stored. If you don't seal the food carefully, freezer burn can occur, which dries out the exposed meat \u2014 though it's still safe to eat.Chicken Wrap, Quick And Easy Recipe By Recipes of the World
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It's happened to me before and I simply took sharp kitchen scissors and cut off the dried out part. It was easier to cut the uneven shape with scissors than a knife. My mom gave me some meat from her freezer as she's older and has trouble eating meat. Most had some freezer burn on it as she doesn't re-wrap her meat properly. I noticed that only the meat with a small amount of freezer burn was decent. I don't mean the rest was unsafe but it must've picked up some of the odors from the freezer and smelled old so was tossed out. Check that yours still smells good. Or as good as raw meat smells!
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