Storage of Meats Poultry and Seafood

A whole chicken can keep up to a year in the freezer. Frozen chicken parts can last up to 9 months. But that will depend on how good the freezer is at maintaining temperature and how well the chicken is packaged for freezing. Make sure the chicken is packed securely and air-tight. Use packaging designed for freezing. Any air pockets or loose packaging will allow the food to dry out or become freezer-burned. Freezing preserves food forever since it stops growth of bacteria....

Cooked chicken, if it has been handled, packaged and stored properly should stay reasonably good up to 4 days in the refrigerator. You can keep it longer if you freeze it. People constantly ask for some type of verification that the food they eat will not make them ill. That is nearly impossible to do without bacteriological and chemical tests, so the best we can do is provide guidelines, like: Handle food in a sanitary manner (wash hands, clean & sanitize food-contact surfaces,...

It is extremely dangerous to eat any fowl (turkey, chicken, duck, etc) after its expiration date. E. coli bacteria grow more readily in bird flesh than in mammal flesh....

any longer than a half hour would kill him, so be careful.

Cooked chicken could be good up to 4 days. Raw chicken is best used within 1 or 2 days. You should store the chicken in the coldest part of the refrigerator for best shelf life or put it in freezer if not used within that time frame. Thawed chicken should be cooked as soon as possible. If not using the chicken immediately, store in the refrigerator and use within 24 hours of thawing. Thaw frozen chicken using one of three methods: in...

Generally deli products can last for a few months if they're not open from their original package. Once opened, the items can easily spoil in a matter of a week or less. I would say you have approximately 3-5 days depending on refrigeration. ...

Three (3) days is considered a maximum time to keep raw ground beef. It really should be used within a day or two of purchase. Freeze it immediately if it will not be used by then. Note that freezing old ground beef will not make it better. It should also be safe as long as the date on the package hasn't expired. ...

You shouldn't keep them in the fridge for longer than 2 days as the filling doesn't taste good anymore. It's better to freeze them uncooked and then boil them on the day when you want to have them. They are the yummiest when eaten fresh, either boiled or boiled and then fried lightly. Hope my answer helps. ...

Freezer burn changes the taste and texture of meat. You could eat it, if you really wanted to. It won't hurt you. It just won't be very appetizing. ...

2-3 DAYS. (Not weeks as the last person wrote)...

Probably. I'm assuming that the liver is fresh and was properly handled, kept cold, etc. Livers vary in colour and texture so some will be deep red and others tan and softer. A lighter liver colour tends to mean there is more fat in the liver, which is why fois gras is quite pale. It can be affected by what the chicken is eating. ...

Historically, it was derived from bat guano but now it's primarily created by oxidizing ammonia made by the Haber process. ...

It's freezer burn.

it is not recommended to re- freeze any food product that has been partially defrosted due to the growth of harmful bacteria. ...

Not if you want to eat them and you want them to be tasty and delicious.

If it is thawing, then as long as it takes to thaw completely. If it is already unfrozen, then perhaps a couple of hours, once, before being used either immediately or as soon as you next take it out of the fridge. ...

Unless it's the only food you've got, I fail to see a valid reason as to why you would expose yourself to that risk ...

Cooked meats should be frozen if not used with in a few days. Storing meats in the refrigerator will only last 3 to 4 days. Freezing cooked meats is a better way to store it. ...

I was wondering the same thing and apparently it IS safe to eat and discarding freezer burned fish/meat is more for "quality" reasons. Heavily freezer burned food should probably not be eaten just because it wont taste too great. For less freezer-burned food, just cut away the pieces before or after cooking. ...

Ouch, man. I don't know, but I'd recommend sitting in some warm water, then buying warmer pants. ...

No, you do not put the turkey in your refrigerator after cooking. Give it time to cool down so your meat does not make you sick. ...

Food that has little water content. Example: rice, cereal

Don't risk it. When in doubt, throw it out. In other words, don't eat or buy it! ...

Discard it.

yes, but you have to defrost them before cooking