Defrosted chicken, texture, gone off?

The_Arbiter · Thursday at 21:21

Misses sent me these pics. Thought it was probably freezer burn, but looking at the pics it looks very textured and chatgpt reckons tendon or "woody breast". No off smell apparently. It's LIDL bought frozen and now defrosted. I don't really eat chicken so have never come across it before. Thoughts?

radderfire · Thursday at 21:24

If it's been stored at the correct temperatures it will still be edible.

Mark A · 2026-03-27T07:56:03+0000

Probably freezer burn as I freeze chicken all the time and it looks similar to that if its been frozen a while.

Speaking of woody breast, I have been getting that a lot recently with the Tesco fresh chicken breasts. It used to be like one pack in 10 would have it in a couple of the breasts, but recently its been every pack and most of the breasts. I have started getting the Tesco slow grown, which is more expensive for less, but so far they have been great.

BUDFORCE · 2026-03-27T08:13:34+0000

Just looks like freezer burn.

If it smells ok it's good to go.

arknor · 2026-03-27T15:10:58+0000

looks like a mix of woody breast and freezer burn