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Am I too late?!

But all throughout the year, many American families have another poultry product on ice: chicken.

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And we eat a lot of it.

Read on to discover the no.

Now that we know why its important to proceed with caution when refreshing frozen chicken, lets talk terms.

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The No.

But it does take some planning.

You dont need to cook it immediately; something thats necessary for most of the ways to defrost chicken.

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Heres how:

Once the chicken has thawed, it must be cooked immediately after thawing, Carothers says.

Plus, even with the tray in town, youre defrosting the chicken at room temp.

Keep it simple, Brekke recommends.

Can You Cook Chicken From Frozen?

Heres a quick recap on where we landed.

Some weeknights, were so crunched for time that we dont have time for either.

As a general rule it’s probably better not to cook from a frozen state, Dr. Schaffner believes.