Just wondered if anyone knew how to cook chicken for? its just come out of the freezer and not in any sort of packaging just a bag thing? how long would i cook it for and on what temperature?

I can cook just as long as i've got instructions :D

Thankyou :)

I'd have thought it would need to be thoroughly defrosted before cooking

you have to defrost it first

yep I agree I would definately defrost it first

thankyou!!

any ideas how long i would defrost for in a... 800 watt microwave?

I'd have thought it would need to be thoroughly defrosted before cooking

yeah pretty much certain it needs defrosting first(should only take a few hours) you should be very careful when it comes to cooking chicken as it can be very nasty (food poisening wise). You could always defrost it in the microwave, but I think it is better to leave it to defrost on its own.

I'd have thought it would need to be thoroughly defrosted before cooking

yeah it does. make sure you defrost it! It depends on the size to how long you cook it.

maybe I should just go and find something else to eat :D Thankyou!

thankyou!!

any ideas how long i would defrost for in a... 800 watt microwave?

I'd say about 10 min or so but make sure it is well and truly defrosted before you cook it.

I'll try it and if not i'll just find something else edible :thumbsup:

Oh and dont worry if the ends start to cook a bit, I know people that have thrown it away just because of this.

Thankyou :thumbsup:

Most microwaves have an auto-defrost function, put it on that and heck it regularly every couple of minutes, until there are no frozen bits left in it (theres a fine line between getting it defrosted and starting to cook it!)

Then whatever you decide to do with it (bake, fry, grill, etc.) make sure its thoroughly hot all the way through, with no squishy pink bits left.

Good luck!

I'll try it and if not i'll just find something else edible :thumbsup:
And perhaps easy to cook, like oven chips. :hihi: Now they don't need defrosting.:D

It's not always advisable to defrost a whole chicken in a microwave, because there may be hidden parts that are still frozen.

It's better to allow a whole chicken to defrost at the bottom of the fridge for at least 24 hours, or at room temperature for about 6+ hours.

If you have to defrost in the microwave, it's better to cut the chicken into smaller pieces, and defrost a two or three at a time.

Get a takeaway and cook the Chicken tomorrow. Defrosting stuff in the microwave very rarely results in ncie food!

I know people who try to defrost chicken by running hot water over it from the tap. This is bad, it results in spredding infectious spores all over your kitchen, uncooked poultry needs to handled very carefully without contaminating other containers and surfaces which are used for other food.

Well i've eaten and very nearly walked to chippy but couldnt really be bothered :D so made something out of tomatoes but i opened the tomato tin and what was inside.. the green stalk thing off tomatoes? thought that was kind of odd!

Chicken for tea though :)

Thanks for allllllll your help, you'd never believe i work in a kitchen :rolleyes:

This might seem reight daft and be obvious but......why do you have to defrost stuff before you cook it? wont it just melt when your cooking it? ? ?

This might seem reight daft and be obvious but......why do you have to defrost stuff before you cook it? wont it just melt when your cooking it? ? ?

Cos the outside gets cooked, perhaps even over cooked, while the inside stays raw because of the thawing.

Some ready meals are OK to cook from frozen cos it says it on the pack, but they are usually little bits of meat in a sauce.

Play it safe and defrost chicken pieces properly and not in the microwave, cos you never know. I have got one of those defrosting trays that you lay your meat on and they defrost quicker, though, and they are quite good.

aahh' a see...obvisouly the outside will defrost first :rolleyes: not realy much of a cook

thankyou!!

any ideas how long i would defrost for in a... 800 watt microwave?

it depends on the weight.

lol....
If it was me, I'd wrap it in a plaster bag, but run it under cold water to make it defrost faster than just leaving it on its own.

If you use a microwave to defrost food, set it to a low setting, and make sure it's covered in a container of sorts, and not dry out the whole thing completely. Or just put a bit of water in it to keep it moist. Microwave it in a 2 - 3 minutes interval works well, else you may see your chicken go *KA-Boom* ! :hihi:

(Actually, it depends on the cut of the chicken, but...better be safe than sorry.)

lol....
If it was me, I'd wrap it in a plaster bag, but run it under cold water to make it defrost faster than just leaving it on its own.


You must never do this. It spreads infection all over the kitchen in a large invisible plume

It would be less risky to sprinkle used cat litter all over your chopping board before making sandwiches.

Well if we don't hear from Jesseeee for a while we will know the perils of a dodgy unfrozen chicken supper.

Raaalllllppppphhhh

thankyou!!

any ideas how long i would defrost for in a... 800 watt microwave?

Trouble with defrosting in a microwave is that usually the chicken starts to cook on the outside long before the inside is defrosted. Let it defrost at room temperature or if you've got the time in th fridge

oops just read yellow rose's post.

You must never do this. It spreads infection all over the kitchen in a large invisible plume

It would be less risky to sprinkle used cat litter all over your chopping board before making sandwiches.

Hang on. I said cold water, not hot water. Why would it spread anything to anywhere when you leave it running under the tap in the sink ? After defrosting, she still needs to cook the piece of chicken.

Meat are kept in the fridge to keep any germs from multiplying at room temperature. i.e. decay. If you run something under the tap in the sink, it should still be kept constantly, and the water that touches the meat runs down the drain...

Between leaving something to defrost at room temperature (you cannot leave this the whole day) to run it under a cold tap, I'd choose the latter.

[Added] Oh, I also said that to put it in a bag before you run it under the cold water. Cos then even if there are any germs, it's contained !

Hang on. I said cold water, not hot water. Why would it spread anything to anywhere when you leave it running under the tap in the sink ? After defrosting, she still needs to cook the piece of chicken.

Meat are kept in the fridge to keep any germs from multiplying at room temperature. i.e. decay. If you run something under the tap in the sink, it should still be kept constantly, and the water that touches the meat runs down the drain...

You have totally misunderstood.

Frozen Chicken and any uncooked poutry is covered in dangerous bacteria and should be handled very carefully and kept away from all other food and food preperation surfaces. You should never pour water on it hot or cold, because this will make all this invisible bacteria spread like an invisible mushroom cloud over a large area around the sink. The bacteria is much lighter than air and the water just makes it rise into the air it doesn't stay in the sink!
The only safe way to deal with a chicken is to defrost it by leaving it to naturally thaw out and cooking it in a hot oven. The hot oven is the only way to kill all the bacteria. It is not possible to "wash off" this bacteria with water.

You must never do this. It spreads infection all over the kitchen in a large invisible plume

It would be less risky to sprinkle used cat litter all over your chopping board before making sandwiches.

Does this mean I shouldn't be washing my raw chicken breasts under the cold tap before cooking them then, because the packet says to wash before cooking and I can't think of another way of doing it :suspect: Don't want to poison myself!

Another reason that chicken of other frozen meat should NEVER be washed/soaked in warm water and only defrosted in cold is that the warm water encourages the bacteria within the meat to rapidly reproduce and greatly increases the risk of food poisoning.

Does this mean I shouldn't be washing my raw chicken breasts under the cold tap before cooking them then, because the packet says to wash before cooking and I can't think of another way of doing it :suspect: Don't want to poison myself!

Yes you should just cook them.

Yes you should just cook them.

How weird I'd never heard that before. I don't wash it to get rid of germs, I wash it to get rid of the blood. Guess I'll cut those bits off in future!

Hm... I haven't heard of that before either.

Well, I did test you a bit. I suppose, by saying that you should leave the piece of chicken in a plastic food bag. If there are germs/bacterias or whatever on the surface, it won't spread into the air. You didn't pick up this point.

When you cook any meat, you have to cook it in high heat and make sure it is thoroughly cooked anyway.

I am always dubious to leave any piece of meat open to room temperature, cos obviously, depending on the size of the meat, it takes less time to defrost thoroughly. If the time overruns, it means you're allowing the piece of meat to decay at room temperature ! I always normally just run it under a cold tap, and make sure I thoroughly cook it afterwards.

Muddycoffee: What is this 'bacteria' you are talking of ? I'm intrigued now. I hope you're not talking of the S-word or the H-word.

You got me really curious, so I went searching.
Is this what you mean ?

"Some people think they should wash raw chicken and meat, but there is no need to do this because any germs will be killed if you cook it thoroughly. If you do wash raw chicken or meat, take care because you could splash germs onto the sink, worktop, dishes, food, or anything else nearby."

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/keepingfoodsafe/germstravel/

Basically, if you have defrosted a piece of frozen meat in the sink, remember to clean it up afterwards by wiping it down when you wash up. (Which I normally do for myself. Unsure of other people though. I've never managed to poison myself.) And not to use the dishes dried on the rack which may be splashed when you serve your food.

Just info on freezed meat.

Freezing meat
It's OK to freeze raw meat providing you do the following things:

freeze it before the ‘use by’ date
follow any freezing or thawing instructions on the label defrost it in a microwave if you intend to cook it as soon as it’s defrosted, otherwise thaw it in the fridge so that it doesn’t get too warm try to use the meat within two days of defrosting – it will go off in the same way as fresh meat cook food until it’s piping hot all the way through When meat thaws, lots of liquid can come out of it. This liquid will spread bacteria to any food, plates or surfaces that it touches. Keep the meat in a sealed container at the bottom of the fridge, so that it can’t touch or drip onto other foods.

Always thoroughly clean plates, utensils, surfaces and hands after they have touched raw or thawing meat, to stop bacteria from spreading.

If you defrost raw meat and then cook it thoroughly, you can freeze it again, but remember never reheat foods more than once.

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/keepingfoodsafe/storing/

Muddycoffee: What is this 'bacteria' you are talking of ? I'm intrigued now. I hope you're not talking of the S-word or the H-word.

E-Coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, S. Aureus, B.Cereus to name but a few.... (I'm assuming), What's the H-word?

*whispers* H5N1

Buy a cooked chicken from the deli counter in Asda.

Buy a fresh chicken from a local butcher. I'm veggie and I have been for a long time. I like cooking meat and I know how to do it which always catch's people off guard with the old meat/veggie debate. I don't eat meat because I don't like it which is a personal choice but i know how to cook the stuff and anybody who buys a frozen chicken and defrosts it either by running it under hot water or using a microwave is a fukwit.

Meateaters please find a local butcher and use their meat. There are still a few around and some of them are the old fashioned ones that use local farms. If you know one get to know them they can provide and get hold of some amazing meat and fish. You can also get them to make your own burgers and chop meat in the way you won't it done.
Anything has got to be better than buying a frozen chicken and trying to defrost it under a tap or in a microwave.

Tomorrows rant by carcrash will be about how easy it is to make handcrafted chips rather than the crap we get served when we go out for a meal

Well if we don't hear from Jesseeee for a while we will know the perils of a dodgy unfrozen chicken supper.

Raaalllllppppphhhh

Haha :D I'm well and truly fine :D as far as my memory can remember i think i ate chicken of another description!