The day before you plan to cook your chicken, transfer it from the freezer to the fridge and let it defrost slowly for at least 24 hours. FURTHER READING: 5 easy steps to make barbecue chicken ...

FoodSafety.gov lists the safe zone for cut-up raw chicken as one to two days in the refrigerator, stored under 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or frozen at 0 degrees or below for up to nine months.

But nowadays, poultry is pre-washed and ready to cook when you buy it. Still, ... When you put raw chicken under the tap, the bacteria on the skin move into the water stream.

(NEXSTAR) — While it makes sense that you’d want to rinse off raw chicken under the tap before cooking it, a new initiative is working to explain why you shouldn’t.It turns out, washing the ...

In order to safely kill off any germs and bacteria present on your chicken, you need to cook the meat at 160 degrees F. Run your burner any lower than that, and you run the risk of not cooking the ...

Some of these old beliefs are harmless, even charming. But others can do more harm than good. It's time to let go of outdated kitchen habits and make room for methods that actually work.

(NEXSTAR) — While it makes sense that you’d want to rinse off raw chicken under the tap before cooking it, a new initiative is working to explain why you shouldn’t.It turns out that washing ...

In response to a trend on social media that has re-emerged from a few months ago, U.S. health officials are warning people of the dangers of cooking raw chicken with NyQuil and other cold medicines.