Frozen Chicken

[Merlin5]

I've got a few chicken legs and drumsticks that have been in the freezer for probably the best part of a year now. I used to defrost, cook and and consume my chicken pretty quickly and this is the longest I've ever keep frozen chicken. Do you think it'll still be ok to defrost and cook or is it wiser to throw it out?

 

[MissChief]

I've got a few chicken legs and drumsticks that have been in the freezer for probably the best part of a year now. I used to defrost, cook and and consume my chicken pretty quickly and this is the longest I've ever keep frozen chicken. Do you think it'll still be ok to defrost and cook or is it wiser to throw it out?

It will be fine. Maybe some freezer burn but I doubt you’d even notice the difference in taste.

 

[robfosters]

The official guidance is 9 months for bits of chicken.

 

[Begbie]

For the price of legs and drumsticks, not sure I'd bother. Should be fine though.

 

[robfosters]

For the price of legs and drumsticks, not sure I'd bother. Should be fine though.

Good point, you can get a kilo of drumsticks for £2.

 

[haaammit]

Of course it will be ok, get them into you. Absolutely no point binning them, that would be a waste of perfectly good food. I've had food stored in the freezer for years and it's been perfectly fine.

 

[Cleisthenes]

Good point, you can get a kilo of drumsticks for £2.

I'd rather not eat any chicken at all if that was the only option

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Eat it and find out.

 

[something daft already!!]

You will die after eating them.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

You will die after eating them.

Lets do a Roulette. Names in a hat and whoever gets picked has to eat it.

 

[robfosters]

I'd rather not eat any chicken at all if that was the only option

Drumsticks are quality if done right. Very flavourful meat.

 

[Tony Edwards]

You will die after eating them.

If he didnt die from that defrosted ice cream then he should be fine.

 

[Merlin5]

Thanks guys. I've eaten them and in fact, they did kill me.

 

[montymint]

old chicken legs / thighs for me are bung into the pressure cooker (frozen) along with frozen off cuts of veg and I make it into stock

 

[Tony Edwards]

Thanks guys. I've eaten them and in fact, they did kill me.

Who said that?

 

[Cleisthenes]

Drumsticks are quality if done right. Very flavourful meat.

I mean more because those chickens will have had the absolute worst of lives, I’m sure they would taste just fine.

 

[robfosters]

I mean more because those chickens will have had the absolute worst of lives, I’m sure they would taste just fine.

Oh right, you’re a vegetarian/vegan. Well we’ll end the convo there as we are on completely different ends of the argument

 

[SilverTongue]

Oh right, you’re a vegetarian/vegan. Well we’ll end the convo there as we are on completely different ends of the argument

Not sure how you got to that conclusion.....I read it as he would rather eat chicken thats had a better upbringing than chicken you can get for £2 a kilo

 

[Reuben klang]

Why would you buy food and stick it in the freezer for so long? Did you forget about it?

 

[Cleisthenes]

Forgot to tag, sorry! @robfosters Im not a vegetarian, I just rarely eat meat unless I’m willing to pay for the best (organic ideally as they have the best requirements for living outdoors, as an example). That does mean that meat is expensive, but if I can’t afford it then I don’t eat it.

Bulk, cheap chicken is the epitome of the attitude problem that we have with eating meat and the meat that we buy.