Anyone else noticed chicken breasts/thighs only stay fresh for a day or two? Doesn't matter where I buy them from, woolies, coles, local butcher, deli, Aldi etc, within 2 days they've gone slimy and smell off. I'm a dirty gym rat and I need my chicken fresh. What's going on ?
Why Do Chicken Breasts/Thighs Go off So Quickly?
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And check the temps.
Mmmm fridge is holding temp and pretty clean, it's only a year old
Might separate them into freezer bags, see if that does anything
Buy a fridge thermometer or if you have a regular one for cooking check the temps of a liquid that been in there a while.
A lot of fridges need regular adjustments. Most manual temp adjustable fridges need seasonal adjustments.
Doesn't hurt to check.
It doesn't matter if you have a fairly new fridge,
just make sure it got the correct temperature and clean and fresh inside. it is sometimes worth cleaning the fridge every six months.Perhaps reduce the temp by 1c, fairly new chicken shouldn't goes off in two days.
Not fresh. Anyway just freeze it when you buy it in single portions.
I buy chicken products from my butcher and just eat it within 5 days. Haven't died or pooped myself….yet.
You are supposed to put’em in the fridge not outside.
Or freeze them, they last longer.
Is your fridge an old fridge? Likely not cold enough.
Nah only a year old and pretty tidy
Normally if you buy a prepacked chicken breast it should last at least a good 3 to 4 days. So i dont know what the issue.
My fridge can see the temperature, just make sure yours is 3 degress.
Uhh no. No one else is having that issue my guy. If you're buying chicken and it's literally going off two days later then that's not good.
Are you buying chicken that has a use by of TODAY? If that's the case I could believe it otherwise it's time to check your fridge
I usually buy from the deli at the supermarket or butcher so don't really know useby
Might just be worth asking em how old it is…if they know or care
The old adage of "if it smells like shit everywhere you go, check your shoe" applies here.
Check your fridge
Fair point
Only have this problem with the chicken though
@Jeffreywhattaboy: Good luck!!
And don't eat funky smelling chicken, it's not worth the food poisoning
@Jeffreywhattaboy: Kai Greene cooks a weeks worth of meal prep at the start of the week.. no more smelly yucky uncooked chicken
If the meat is prepackage it last longer, if you buy from deli section it should be consume within 1 -2 day..
https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/coles-shoppers-anger-aft…
Bacteria need the following to replicate-
- Moisture
- Temperature
- Time
- Oxygen
The Deli last I asked officially said everything should be used with 24-48 hours.
I'm sure plenty of things would last longer but I think its due to the bacteria exposure due to it sitting with all the other meats and being exposed to people, hands etc.
Especially in a Deli area. All the blood etc drops to the bottom, speeding up contamination especially if the tray has not been cleaned correctly, and irregularly.
I used to ask to smell the chicken in the bag before they wrapped it up and weighed/priced it.
Freeze your chicken. If you absolutely needed fresh chicken for a recipe then you would buy it the day of cooking.
I am yet to find a recipe you need fresh non-frozen chicken for. I either use chicken right away or chuck it in the freezer. I don’t trust the use-by since a couple of bad experiences of funky smell upon unsealing while still in date. Anyway frozen or partially frozen chicken slices easier.
Cook it the day you buy it - if you don't have time to cook in the frypan or oven it's really easy to poach chicken and shred it/cut it up and you can use it straight out of the fridge for a couple of days. Take it out of the deli plastic bag and paper and put it into an airtight container or ziplock bags, and store it in the coldest part of the fridge in my it's right at the back.
I reckon you're bang on with the the deli wrap paper and airtight container
Temperature..at some point it's been >5c for too long.
If you can't control raw temps ..cook chill is going to be 10 times more dangerous for you.
If the product has not been contaminated and within safe transport temperature & display ranges up until point of purchase, you will have no issues.
If the product was well within date at supermarket, not cross contaminated and handled correctly at the supermarket, you will have no issues.
If the product is transported in a timely manner and in a cold bag, you will have no issues.
If you your fridge temps and your storage method are satisfactory is ok, you will have no issues.We hunt closing hour markdowns, including seafood and chicken, in fact any and all products. Unless frozen that night, it can be in the fridge awaiting for consumption up to 1-2 days, and never yet a tainted or slimy product do we have.
So, the only questionable issue I can see…is there truly anything consistently wrong with your chicken?
Make sure that it's the last thing you buy, wherever you go. Put it in a small freezer bag of cool esky, with a frozen gel Ice Pack (or two).
I am sensitive to chicken these days, as well as Pork.
+1 for fridge temp. And chicken should go in the meat drawer at the bottom. Shelves can be a lot warmer, esp if fridge opened frequently.
FYI, cooking will kill the bugs. Food poisoning is usually from undercooked chicken, or chicken that was cooked a while back. Maybe left out overnight before going in the fridge.
What another poster said above, deli bought chicken is good only for 1-2 days
If buying the packs from the shelves, similar principle applies, open them and use within 1-2 days.
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On the day you buy your chicken, slice it all, weigh out portions, bag and freeze them. Saves having to cut chicken up every time you're prepping a meal.
You have to wash off the slime before you store it at the coldest temperature.
I wash my meat before marinating.Waste of time
I know they pump a lot of water into meat to make you pay more for less.
Pretty sure they often put a small amount of additives in it too.Could contribute to the issue?
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/03/chicken-goes…
And more
https://www.google.com/search?q=why+chicken+goes+bad+quickly
BTW Chicken can stay more than two days in the fridge, I think it's time to clean your fridge, that can help.