My chicken is going bad, can I do this?

I bought a pack of chicken bottoms on sunday and I put it in the fridge and forgot about it. Now Tuesday night I took it and and figured I will prepare it to put up first thing tomorrow in the crockpot. But it is starting to smell. Not very strong yet. What should I do?
1) Toss
2) Put up tomorrow morning in the crockpot to eat tom night?
3) Put up now in the crockpot on low, and keep in on all night & day till dinner tom? - would this even be too long to cook for?
Thanks.

Platinum Member Joined: Feb 20 2009 Posts: 7950

Toss.

Moderator Joined: Aug 14 2005 Posts: 4703 Location: Ohio

Toss. Food poisoning can put you in the hospital or kill you, chas v'shalom.
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For next time, the latest you can cook it is 2 days later.
So I would have freshened it up with lots of cold water rinsing, then using lots of fresh garlic to freshen up some more, and cook right away.
By today it's too late though.
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Gold Member Joined: Jun 11 2008 Posts: 1974 Location: NJ

Please explain this. Lots of times when I buy chicken at my local kosher supermarket, it is dated several days (maybe up to 5?) later. So how can that be? I buy it from the refrigerator section, not the freezer, btw...

Executive Member Joined: Nov 28 2010 Posts: 357

you should be able to bring it back to the store for a refund.

I've used chicken that smelled a little and it was ok.

But this sunday I bought cutlets, took them out on tuesday and they smelled, I was so frustrated but needed them for supper, so started cooking them, and the smell got really strong!

I put in chicken nuggets from the freezer, and my husband brought it back to the store.

Beginner Joined: Jun 28 2012 Age: 31 Posts: 22

Toss it, especially if there is any kind of foul smell. I actually made the mistake of trying to cook some cutlets that seemed a little bit off and they just would not cook at all. It's better to be safe than sorry with such things.

Beginner Joined: Jun 28 2012 Age: 31 Posts: 22

If the chicken is just starting to smell as you say, rinse throughout with cold water making sure to reach all the crevices. This should remove the smell as that is where the bacteria first start to form. Then cook well.