[USER]

I tool frozen chicken breast out of the freezer last night. Jumped up this morning and realized I never put them in the fridge.

They are now defrosted but I don’t know how long they’ve been defrosted and just sitting out.

Would you still use them??

TIA

[Candy]

Context is important, like temperature of your home and last night could be 9pm, could be midnight.

[Cynthia]

My mother thawed chicken on the counter overnight. I thaw it in the refrigerator. Can you still feel ice crystals?

How hot was it last night? When in doubt, throw it out.

[Tammy]

Honestly, it is how they are usually thawed from being frozen solid. Put in fridge until ready to cook.

I would use in the next day or so. Been doing it for 40+ years.

[Helen]

What a waste! I defrost chicken overnight. I live in the Canaries- temp 20 to 27 degrees

[Eleanor]

Will be fine I put chicken out at night it’s still very cold next morning. I put it in the fridge until later I will cook.

if I leave in the fridge it will still be frozen next day.

You would soon know if it’s gone off.

[Teresa]

I have thawed mine on the counter since I was younger and watched my mom and grandmother do the same. It never caused a problem.

As long as it doesn’t have a funky smell you should be fine.

Just cook it to the proper temperature.

[Tracy]

Look up USDA meat temps.. 54* for over 4 hrs. Your fine to use them

[Tammy]

Foods can safely sit in the “danger zone” for 4 hours, until cooking…. the danger zone is 41*-135*. Frozen solid chicken breast would have taken awhile to thaw to the temp of 41*.

I would cook them.

40+ years in the food industry, professionally, food poisoned….NOBODY!

[Elizabeth]

When I didn’t know any better that’s how I would defrost chicken, so I would cook it nothing ever happened when I used to cook it that way

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