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Personrollsroyce
29/11/2012 at 11:12am
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My sis gave me a sainsburys cooked chicken yesterday, i was going to heat it through, she says no way can you do this, but what about in the fish and chip shops when i ask for a chicken portion they get out a pre cooked piece and throw it in the fat for a few minutes , answers please, Rolls


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I reheat chicken, just make sure its pipping HOT


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29/11/2012 at 11:28am
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You have to be very careful with poultry regarding food poisoning but there is sometimes confusion over re-freezing and re-heating. Re-heating a cooked Chicken is absolutely fine but what you can't do is re-freeze any food once it has been thawed out once so this is probably where the mix up is regarding your sister saying that you can't re-heat it.


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You'll be fine as long as it is piping hot. I reheated a chicken curry that Diane made a few weeks ago and I was fine. I've also reheated takeaway pizza the following day.

If you think about it the chicken in frozen ready meals is already cooked, all you are doing is heating it up in the microwave. But as Tango55 has said above, never refreeze food that has been thawed out.

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I often strip a roast chicken of its meat, to make dishes for lunch at work, and would heat till pipping hot before consumption, unless it is served cold as part of a salad.

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Personjasie
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I'm a bit rusty on food hygene....but its all about how the food is cooled after its intial cooking.

eg. your chicken was cooked thoroughly and it would have cooled gradually after purchase. Its the cooling that causes the danger temp of between 4 degrees and 60 degrees where bacteria can multiply more quickly.

However the great thing is you can reheat it and as long it hasnt been sitting around too long at the danger temp. I.e. you only want to do this within a day or 2 max of the original cooking. Reheat it as quickly as poss (microwave or preheated oven) to over 74 degrees then you kill anything that has accumulated through the reheat process(the trade measure it at about 80 degrees)
So as long as it was chilled after purchase and its not been sitting on the side overnight you will be fine.

Of course you aint going to do this with a 10 day old chicken even if it was put in the fridge as the bacteria will have taken hold and no amount of cooking will kill the bacteria....the smell is a dead givaway to its extreme!

the difference with commercially cooked and chilled food is that they chill it faster so it doesnt stay in the danger zone for any period of time. This means that bacteria cant multiply very quickly and its chilled to make it last longer.

Also re the refreezing frozen foods,..... It is actually possible to do this, but it is very risky....its all down to food sitting at those ambient tempratures that causes the issue. Its also been proven that this can impact on the structure of the food and alter the taste....that will be the bacteria too...hence why it is best avoided!


Personrollsroyce
29/11/2012 at 6:33pm
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Cold chicken, rice and sweetcorn for tea it is then, Ta rolls


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get it thrown in the microwave for 5 mins, you'll be fine, I always do (on the wifes say so of course). We're all still here and none of us have had a fight for the loo. And Im the worst for dodgy belly.

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When we have chicken, any left over is used the next day. Then put in the wok along with onion,rice peri peri sauce, soy sauce and a touch of tomato sauce.



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the only food I know of that your not supposed to reheat is rice.
the bacteria in rice are not killed by cooking, they develop a protective cacoon type thing when the heat rises, so reheating causes too much bacteria to develop.


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Quote: Originally posted by timtheenchanter on 30/11/2012

the only food I know of that your not supposed to reheat is rice.
the bacteria in rice are not killed by cooking, they develop a protective cacoon type thing when the heat rises, so reheating causes too much bacteria to develop.

Tim is absolutely right and I will second that too. Any left over rice in our house is always disposed of because of this very reason plus another food to be careful of is outdated lettuce as this can also contains a nasty bug that can be harmful especially to the elderly and the very young.


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It is not the reheating that is the problem but leaving rice for long periods at room temperature that causes the bacteria to grow. If you are going to reuse cooked rice you should cool it quickly (within the hour). You can reuse the rice within 1 day if kept in the fridge but must make sure it is completely hot when reheating. You should never reheat rice more than once.



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