Can I still eat the chicken or did it go bad?

Question

I bought some chicken wings from food depot on sunday and it sat in the fridge untill now which is tuesday. the chicken says it expires in August 1. and i started to cut it up and it smells a little like its going bad. so do i eat it before it goes really really bad or just throw it away. please tell me now because its in the oven with hot sauce all over it (making hotwings) tell me now or im going to eat it not nowing its bad for me and my family!!!

Answer 1

Don't eat it.  You'll get sick!

Answer 2

If it smells throw it out!

Your sense of smell is to help you, that chicken is bad and will make you seriously sick, don't eat it.

Answer 3

if it smells like it it did before then its good, but if it doesn't smell like it did before then throw it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

Actually, there's no reason (scientific reason, that is) to throw the chicken out. Here's a little science 101:

When you bought it, chances are there were bacteria all over it, just like everything else (you and me, for example). Some of these are harmless,  others are possible disease causing bacteria. Let's focus on those. Assuming that:

a. you brought the chicken home and immediately refrigerated it and

b. your refrigerator works properly (under 4 degrees Celsius), then the number of bacteria it had on in the store shouldn't have changed much, since bacteria go into stasis once refrigerated.

Now, assuming you cooked the chicken right, allowed the temperature to rise evenly throughout and the meat is well done -you've pretty much killed all "harmful" bacteria (we assume were) on it. Just keep that heat up and you're 98% safe. If any of these assumptions is incorrect (not refrigerated, you bought it and then drove 1000 miles in the scorching heat with it, you like your chicken raw etc) - just throw it out and get a new one!

Let us know what you've decided or to what hospital we should send the flowers :)

Answer 5

Well if it smelled Bad then why did you cook it?!?!!?

No start over with something else. Yuck-O!!!

Answer 6

Don't take chances when it comes to meat.

Rotten meat has been known to cause a variety of ailments (heart and skin problems, rotting teeth, etc...)

Go to the oven and throw that out immediately!

Plus, it'll still taste bad, regardless of the hot sauce.

Answer 7

well sometimes dates can be wrong

how do they no one the chickens ganna decide to go off

chuck it

better save then sorry

Answer 8

When in doubt throw it out!  Especially if it smells bad