Chicken safety question...

DizzieLittleLifter

My family and I have all been really sick so my MIL dropped off one of those precooked rotisserie chickens. Nobody was up to eating yesterday so I popped it in the fridge, Tonight I reheated the whole thing which was stupid because we hardly ate any of it. So my question is do you think it's safe to save the left overs and reheat it again or should I just chuck it? I feel sort of bad because there is SO much left. TIA

ndanisek

You could probably do that for one more day but I wouldn't do it again after that. Even still when you keep reheating stuff it might not taste right,

quietlywinning

She bought it yesterday and it went straight into the fridge? I would have no qualms about eating it again tomorrow, BUT I'd take all the meat off the bones tonight and put it in a container. I would not keep putting the entire carcass in the fridge to reheat.

When you heat it again, heat it very thoroughly. But I'd definitely eat it up in the next day or two.

soifua

I think you'd be fine to eat it tomorrow, but I'm not an expert , however, I would turn the leftover chicken into something else, chicken quesidilla, chicken sandwiches, etc. If you don't think you'll eat it tomorrow, then you can take the meat off the bone and freeze it for a casserole later.

Fayve

Just make sure to heat it up to at least 73 degrees celsius As the others said, you'll probably be fine.

nickiog

yeah i would take the meat off the bones and stick it in a tupperware bowl and i think as long as you heat it thoroughly and only heat you could eat it for the next couple days.

DizzieLittleLifter

Thanks! Glad to hear this! I'm so finicky about keeping meat! I normally would toss it, but there is SO much left. My kids have already requested I make burritos with it tomorrow TA!