Cooking Chicken

[Molemanmus]

I was just wondering if its okay to defrost frozen chicken breast in the microwave then cook it straight away in a pan. Dont want to get salmonella

 

[Nix]

Yes it's fine. Just make sure you cook it all the way through.

 

[Clum]

Will be fine. The chicken will go a bit rank probably but will be safe.

Pretty sure food poisonings a myth anyway

 

[cheechm]

Just make sure it is cooked properly and right through.

 

[Guest2]

yes

 

[BennyC]

Yep I do this all the time. I try to leave it out as long as possible to defrost but sometimes I don't have time. Cook anything all the way through and it's fine.

I defrost mince beef, minced turkey and minced steak this way. I remove the meat from the outside as it defrosts.

I've cooked fish cakes from frozen and I'm still alive. I use a george foreman grill so it gets a royal blasting of heat on both sides.

 

[Jock Dodds]

As long as the juice is nice and pink when you skewer it you'll be fine.

 

[whitecrook]

defrost it under cold running water. dones't take that long an is better.

 

[Russinating]

Cook it in the oven - much more tender!

 

[secretspy]

should be fine just make sure its defrosted properly before cooking it.

I've read before that you shouldn't defrost it by running it under cold water

 

[buy_my_cookies]

most microwaves have a defrost setting you can use

 

[whitecrook]

should be fine just make sure its defrosted properly before cooking it.

I've read before that you shouldn't defrost it by running it under cold water

I've read lots of things too, not all of them accurate or true.

 

[Freefaller]

Just make sure the juices run clear, and worse comes to worse cut into it and check the colour of the flesh.

 

[Ranger07]

defrost it under cold running water. dones't take that long an is better.

This is what I do, advice from a mate who is a chef. Not sure if its the right way or not but it does work and I've never had any problems.

 

[V4NT0M]

This is what microwaves were made for!

 

[gurusan]

I've read before that you shouldn't defrost it by running it under cold water

That's bull.

 

[HeadlessChicken]

Fish shouldn't be defrosted under running water, as the flesh is really delicate and will damage easily (and cook if you use anything other than cold water). Won't kill you, just be rank.

Pretty much all meat is ok to defrost and cook straight away as long as it's well cooked. It's just a shame you'll lose pretty much all the decent taste / texture by doing so

 

[Pestilence]

It's perfectly fine. I would never have done it until I moved in with the wife, who does it all the time. Chicken, minced beef, pork chops, whatever. She'll defrost in the micro, even to the point where it looks partly cooked, and finish in the pan. I was terrified the first few times but after a few years of it I've not had poisoning yet!

 

[randomshenans]

what you don't want to do is to start cooking it when you are defrosting it though, as the chicken will get really dry and tough when you cook it and technically you're cooking it twice which isn't great. The under water thing does work, make it lukewarm water and put the chicken in a sandwich bag and it will defrost it without cooking it.

 

[D.P.]

I was just wondering if its okay to defrost frozen chicken breast in the microwave then cook it straight away in a pan. Dont want to get salmonella

Put the microwave on a defrost setting and keep rotating the chicken.

I find the ends tend to get cooked before the middle thaws, but it is still very safe and much safer than trying conventionally cooking chicken from frozen.