sorry in advance /ck/, i see no Stupid Question Thread. i made

>>9314080
8 hours... Shread and reheat. Should be fine.

>>9314080

FYI, maximum bacterial growth is between 40 - 140 degrees F. That's why it's important to cook foods to temps higher than the max, and why it's important to cool them quickly before putting them in the fridge or freezer.

By oven baking, you probably got your chicken to at least 165 degrees F, which means you killed off most of the bacteria. By leaving it covered in foil, the chicken will have stayed above 140 degrees for probably close to an hour, leaving you with about 7 hours in the bacterial growth zone. That's not good.

However, since you started with practically no bacteria, simply re-heating the chicken to 165 - 175 F or above should be sufficient to kill enough bacteria to allow you to safely eat it without getting sick.

>>9314166
>>9314086
i'll shove it into the oven for a bit before eating then, thanks!
i really should get a meat thermometer

>>9314423
Meat thermometers are useless unless you are cooking large bits of meat, like a whole chicken or a big pork roast. With chicken breast you can tell by the firmness whether or not they are done.

>>9314453
well, in this case they are already done, i just need to kill the bacteria

>>9314166
It also means he now has dry as fuck chicken

>>9314460
That's what he gets for forgetting to put it in the fridge.

>>9314460
Shreading the chicken and adding a sauce will help.

>>9314080
it will be fine

>>9314460
>>9314851
>>9314860
reheated in the oven and ate it, i'll notice soon enough if it was bad
dry as fuck it was

>>9314857
i'm on a diet and don't know how to make a sauce without tons of fat.
i know.

>>9316695
Yoghurt based sauce is pretty lean. I like mixing some yoghurt with a bit of red pesto.

>>9314080
It's fine, fucking hysterical little shits