What does a bad frozen chicken look like?!
I just took a chicken breast out of the freezer , i was just gonna cook it but I just noticed that it looks kinda strange... Part of the chicken looks really white, like someone cooked one side for a couple of minutes and then put it in the freezer . I always but flash frozen chicken and i bought it yesterday (sold frozen) . It's good till the 26. Could it be freezer burnt. Oh and I just turned the chicken around again and one side looks a tiny bit brown?!? What should I do is it safe to eat. Should I look at it again once I defrost it??? Thanks for the help..
Now if this doesn't work it need to cook something else for dinner...
Now if this doesn't work it need to cook something else for dinner...
Answers:
It may have thawed slightly, and re-froze. Depending on what you're doing with it, just cut the 'freezer burn' parts off and cook it. If it had been in the freezer for 3 months, I'd be more careful, but it should still be OK
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It sounds like it's freezer burn. Especially if it looks kind of dried out in certain spots. It's probably still fine but I would use it in a dish with other strong flavors like a stew. Freezer burned chicken breast can lose flavor.