If skin of whole chicken in fridge has gone blotchy red in places, is it still safe to eat (see below)........!
so i did
but after only a day it's gone red in a few places all over, blotchy
Answers: i was told best to take chicken out of plastic to let it breathe
so i did
but after only a day it's gone red in a few places all over, blotchy
NO!! NO & no
it shud be ok. if if smells ok.
in the frig. did you thaw it out.. id throw this on away and get a new one and cook it up right away... not worth getting sick over
The red splotches are just where the skin has dried out from being uncovered in the fridge,,,If it smells ok...it will be fine.
No. I don't know what might be wrong with it, and you could possibly (POSSIBLY) be fine if you ate it, but the quality of meat is apparent in the way it looks, and yours is definitely not good quality! Maybe it was not bled properly when butchered.
Sounds nasty to me - I would never take the plastic off, since the plastic on meats usually contains special gas designed to preserve the food (if it comes from a supermarket anyway). Once the plastic is off, it's open to all bacteria that comes along, and it's had a day to keep breathing. Depends a lot on where you got it from and the process it's been through, but if it smells bad then don't eat it is my rule.
if it smells of eggs, don't eat it. If it's past sell by date, don't eat it. Otherwise, cook it properly until the juices run clear and all will be well.
It is likely that if it smells okay and is in date it is okay, just some blood seepage after dispatch.
If the chicken has been frozen then defrosted it is likely that it was just suffering from frost-burn. This might look unattractive but is not detrimental to health.