Is it safe to cook chicken when it is frozen or must it be thawed out?

Sorry, an error has occurred.
The page you were looking for could not be found. Here is the closest matching page.
The page you were looking for could not be found. Here is the closest matching page.
The page you were looking for could not be found. Here is the closest matching page.

Show me another question in this topic

education.com asks:

Asked by an Education.com visitor after reading, "Is Chicken Dangerous?" by Danielle Wood:

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_Ch...

In Topics: Physical Health, Nutrition

> 60 days ago

Report Abuse

Answer

Expert

Wayne Yankus

Jun 29, 2009

Subscribe to Expert

What the Expert Says:

Chicken should be defrosted in the refrigerator first or thawed in the microwave on low before cooking. It can be thawed outside of refrigeration if you are using cool running water. Chicken carry salmonella which can be especially dangerous to the very young and old. Follow the wrapper advice when cooking.

Wayne A. Yankus, MD, FAAP
expert panelist: pediatrics

Did you find this answer useful?

yes

Answer this question

Sort by:

Most Helpful | Most Recent | Least Recent

Additional Answers (3)

shradha.agr writes:

In my opinion the chicken should be kept outside the fridge so that it comes to its normal tempreture and then cooked as per the will.

> 60 days ago

Did you find this answer useful?

yes

Report abuse

Jenny11 writes:

When cooking the chicken all day in a crockpot, I guess it won't matter if it's thawed or not. However, if you try to fry it, you're going to catch the kitchen on fire and/or burn yourself with hot grease splatter! Don't try to bake or grill it like that either because the outside will be dried out while the inside is still raw. 
 
Either defrost your meat in the microwave or put the chicken in a ziploc bag and dunk it in hot water until it is thawed.

> 60 days ago

Did you find this answer useful?

yes

Report abuse

LSCTeach writes:

Although "the expert" quoted below said that you need to defrost chicken before cooking, the Empire IQF Chicken (individually quick frozen) says on the package NOT to defrost. The cooking instructions say to lay the frozen pieces of chicken on the backing dish, season as desired, and bake.

> 60 days ago

Did you find this answer useful?

yes

Report abuse