The drawback with frozen chicken?
Here are the ins and outs of common methods, plus two hacks.
Inevitably, Id get distracted by a video on MTV and forget.
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Shed arrive home after working all day with no head start on dinner.
Here is a guide for all the scenarios.
(And Mom, Im sorry.)
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The larger the chicken or chicken pieces, the longer it will need to thaw.
A whole chicken can take to 2 days in the fridge to thaw completely.
Can You Refreeze Chicken?
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Place the chicken in a leakproof, zip-top bag.
This prevents the water from altering the chickens texture and keeps the chicken juice safely contained.
Change the water out every 30 minutes.
Chicken thawed in a water bath can be refrozen.
Dont thaw a whole chicken in the microwave, only smaller parts.
Boneless cuts do best.
Use the defrost setting (not full power) and check on the progress every two minutes.
Refer to your microwaves manual for specific directions.
Cook chicken immediately after thawing in the microwave.
Do not refreeze chicken thats been thawed in the microwave.
The caveat: you have to actuallycookthe chicken, not just thaw it.
