How can you tell if cooked chicken is spoiled?

Answer 1

By the smell, by the looks, if it has turned a green it is no good or if it has white dots on it ,no good.If it is very slimey it is no good. (Raw chicken is wet and slippery but not snotty slimey).

If it smells bad. Cook it and it will still smell badCats Ike it anyway! But I do cook it first for them.

Answer 2

You use your senses. Usually the smell hits you first - like ammonia or rotten eggs. The chicken will also feel slimy - almost like a mucous layer. The color can change, too - perhaps greenish or grayish.

Answer 3

I am assuming you mean raw chicken. Chicken can be very dangerous if it goes bad. The worst-case scenario is salmonella, a bacteria that causes serious illness. Salmonella can be killed by cooking your chicken thoroughly. Unfortunately, a number of other bacteria still leave toxins behind after cooking, which means that if your chicken goes bad, you should throw it out! Bad chicken tends to smell sour or have a scent like ammonia.

. Bad chicken will have a slimy or unpleasant feeling to it. If the chicken has already been washed, it may have a grayish or yellowish color to it as well.

Answer 4

Drop them (gently) into a container of water with a flat bottom, and observe: * If they sink immediately to the bottom and rest on their sides, they're still fresh enough to eat scrambled, fried, boiled, whatever. * If they sink to the bottom, but stand up on one end like a balloon, then they're still safe and good to eat, but not as good, and would probably be better used in baking or cooking. * And if they bob around without touching the bottom, or (heaven help us) float at the top, throw them away. Without breaking them, especially if it's a floater. Ugh. -Tobu

Answer 5

Usually the odor is the first hint. It won't smell like chicken anymore. It might smell yeasty or acidic or even of ammonia or sulfur. Much of that will depend upon what is spoiling it. You might see mold or colonies of yeast or bacteria growing on the surface. It might feel slimy.

Answer 6

The bad odor is the first sign. Sliminess and a change in color would be the next signs.

Answer 7

It will probably have an off odor, but if you have any doubt at all, throw it out. It's not worth the risk of food poisoning.

Answer 8

If it is less than a week old then you're good. Most food past a week old has gone bad.

Answer 9

yes because you could smell the disgusting smell of something rotting