Showing posts with label Cooked Chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooked Chicken. Show all posts

Jan 24, 2020

Keeping Cooked Chicken

According to food expert Janilyn Hutchings, StateFoodSafety food scientist and Certified Professional in Food Safety, cooked chicken will last in the refrigerator for three to four days.

According to the USDA, chicken should be refrigerated within two hours of it being cooked and one hour if the temperature of the environment is 90 degrees or over. The USDA also advises to reheat leftovers to 165 degrees.

If you know you will not get around to eating it before it is time to toss, another option is to put it in the freezer and it will stay good for up to six months. The USDA suggests that if you are freezing chicken, make sure it is wrapped tightly with a freezer-safe covering.