Can I Eat Frozen Chicken 2 Months Old?

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Frozen cooked chicken can be safely consumed after two months if it was properly cooked and stored. While the USDA recommends that cooked chicken be consumed within four to six months for optimal quality, it remains safe to eat as long as it wasn't spoiled before freezing. Concerns about freezer burn affecting taste and texture are valid, but they do not compromise safety. Proper wrapping before freezing is crucial to minimize freezer burn. Overall, if the chicken was cooked and frozen correctly, reheating it in the microwave or pot should be safe.
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Silly question but my mom cooked me some chicken. I stored it in the freezer compartment and forget about it. It is frozen but is like 2 months old. Can I still eat it if I heat it up using microwave/pot or soemthing? Thanks.
 
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motornoob101 said:
Silly question but my mom cooked me some chicken. I stored it in the freezer compartment and forget about it. It is frozen but is like 2 months old. Can I still eat it if I heat it up using microwave/pot or soemthing? Thanks.

I would not touch it with a 10ft pole yet alone eat it.
 
Geez, Woolie, you're picky...
I've thawed out stuff a couple of years old with no ill effects.
 
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Geez, Woolie, you're picky...
I've thawed out stuff a couple of years old with no ill effects.

I guess i am, but not knowing the oven to freezer prep i would sooner bin it.
 
Better safe than sorry, I guess. Then again, I have that "it can't kill me" metabolism. (I'm still pissed off about my 27-year-old moose steak getting tossed... and only a couple of years before I bought a barbeque. )
 
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Frozen cooked chicken is good for up to four to six months. As long as it wasn't spoiled when you froze it, it is safe. If it wasn't wrapped properly it might have freezer burn, but that only affects taste and texture, not safety.

See the link for storage recommendations.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fttstore.html
 
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Ah that's good to know. thanks!
 
I can't imagine chicken frozen after cooking tasting very good, but yeah, as Evo points out, in terms of safety, it should be okay (at least as okay as it was before frozen).
 
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