How long can cooked chicken be kept in a fridge?

[DBallerz]

I cooked a chicken and stored away the meat in a fridge. How long before it goes bad?

[in10city]

I cooked a chicken and stored away the meat in a fridge. How long before it goes bad?

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fttstore.html

Cooked Poultry, Leftover
Pieces, plain : 3 to 4 days

Storage conditions and other factors can swing it a day or so in either direction. Use that, your taste buds and your nose as your guide.

[gethoogin08]

you can freeze cooked chicken, you know... i'd say if you don't use it after 3-4 days, freeze it.

[Wowzer]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fttstore.html

Cooked Poultry, Leftover
Pieces, plain : 3 to 4 days

Storage conditions and other factors can swing it a day or so in either direction. Use that, your taste buds and your nose as your guide.

Actually in the case of cooked chicken (and many other foods), it becomes high risk before it smells or tastes bad.

This works vice versa too. Quite often spoiled food is safe to eat from a bacteria perspective, it just tastes/smells like crap.

[LS2Stew]

A couple of weeks, though it might be a bit dry. When you cook it you eliminate all the bacteria.

[Wowzer]

A couple of weeks, though it might be a bit dry. When you cook it you eliminate all the bacteria.

No, you eliminate most of the bacteria when you cook food. Putting it in the fridge then slows the growth of the remaining bacteria.

[rhizome]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fttstore.html

Cooked Poultry, Leftover
Pieces, plain : 3 to 4 days

Storage conditions and other factors can swing it a day or so in either direction. Use that, your taste buds and your nose as your guide.

X2. Use common sense. I have no idea what all this other tangential nonsense is doing here.

[MattP343]

Ive left mine in the Fridge for almost a week before eating it...And Im still alive

[joncandoit]

Ive left mine in the Fridge for almost a week before eating it...And Im still alive

By a fluke, I say we put you on a diet of nothing but week old chicken and see how long you last

[tonycross1988]

well ihave frozen chicken breasts and i cook them from day to day and it does my head in i was trying to find out how long i could leave this chicken for as its not fresh ????????

[FeeZo]

Longest i have left cooked chicken is 5 days, keep it in an air tight sealed container.

usually have eaten my cooked chicken breasts by the 3rd day from cooking.

[joyce261]

I have an arbitrary rule of one week for ALL foods, and i'm still alive. Never had a problem.

[mtruitt76]

I keep cooked chicken in the fridge for 5-7 days and sometimes more and I have never had any problems.

[pjstevensjr1]

I cook all my Chicken Sunday night and eat on it until Sat night. I typically put each days portion, between 8 and 16oz in plastic containers, and never have a problem.

I've ate 10 day old chicken with a slight bad smell and was ok but it didn't taste right so 9 days is my max now!

[tjwoody]

i cook all my chicken sunday night and eat on it until sat night. I typically put each days portion, between 8 and 16oz in plastic containers, and never have a problem.

I've ate 10 day old chicken with a slight bad smell and was ok but it didn't taste right so 9 days is my max now!

ewwww!!!!

[ironwill2008]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fttstore.html

Cooked Poultry, Leftover
Pieces, plain : 3 to 4 days

Storage conditions and other factors can swing it a day or so in either direction. Use that, your taste buds and your nose as your guide.

^^^^ This. Old post but still true.

If you've ever contracted a food-borne illness, even just one time, you'll never risk it again.

When in doubt, throw it out. True story.

[dave43]

After it starts to smell I have my 3 year old daughter eat some...If she's OK after a couple of hours I'll go ahead and eat it.

[egoneo]

After it starts to smell I have my 3 year old daughter eat some...If she's OK after a couple of hours I'll go ahead and eat it.

tempted to neg

[ckoch0402]

After it starts to smell I have my 3 year old daughter eat some...If she's OK after a couple of hours I'll go ahead and eat it.

Lol.. I don't know whether to laugh at this or be appalled but That's hilarious

[broganoff]

I have an arbitrary rule of one week for ALL foods, and i'm still alive. Never had a problem.

+1. My rule of thumb for everything, regardless of the actual science haha. Although I try not to push anything past 4-5 days.

[Tucane]

+1. My rule of thumb for everything, regardless of the actual science haha. Although I try not to push anything past 4-5 days.

How about 11 years..?

[PowersKenny]

Optimal 3 days, but caveman did it much longer no fridge and we are still here

[broganoff]

How about 11 years..?

For fook sake, I really need to check the original date of threads. I always assume they are recent. This one must've been ghost topped (post, then delete, not sure if that works on this forum?).

Why people top these ancient posts in beyond me.

[BS57]

Is OPs refrigerator still running?

[earthtospace]

3 days maximum . However it will have lost the majority of its nutritional value. Try to eat fresh things.

[broganoff]

3 days maximum . However it will have lost the majority of its nutritional value. Try to eat fresh things.

Not really. Protein doesn't simply evaporate into thin air over the course of a few days after it's been cooked.

As for fruits and veggies, yes, there can certainly be phytonutrient breakdown over the course of days.