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Whole frozen chicken on the Egg?

Darnoc
Darnoc Posts: 2,661
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
In my wild bachelor days I remember the time when I had to cook a frozen turkey the next day.I took it out of the fridge and put it along the baseboard heater turning three or four times during the night.Then in the oven the next day.It came out ok.I was thinking of that today and wondered if anyone has put a frozen chicken in and for how long?

Comments

  • Stanley
    Stanley Posts: 623
    I suspect that your chicken would spend a large number of hours in a temperature range that is extremely favorable to the multiplication of microorganisms, already abundant in the frozen chicken. If you left it in long enough you would kill the gazzilions of new life forms, but their byproducts of all the eating they will be doing for all of those hours can't be good for you, and can't do anything good for the flavor or texture of the bird. Just my opinion.
  • Morro Bay Rich
    Morro Bay Rich Posts: 2,227
    It might be a good idea to alert your local Emergency Room for the arrival a patient tomorrow.

    Not a good idea.
  • Darnoc
    Darnoc Posts: 2,661
    Thanks guys.Have to scrap that one.How in the heck did I survive the turkey?
  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    I have 2 whole chickens sitting in ice water in the fridge right now. takes about 3 hrs to defrost and they will be going on soon. Hope I'm not the next patient but have done this many time without a problem.
  • Stanley
    Stanley Posts: 623
    That'll do you no harm.
  • Darnoc
    Darnoc Posts: 2,661
    I know you just want to do me in guy.Yours is getting thawed out and I was talking of solid whole frozen chicken in the Egg.I changed my mind and going to have a couple of 1 1/2 inch bone in chops tonight. So there. Just kidding. Forgot to mention pineapple with rum and brown sugar with a IPA Ale or two on the side.Momma and daughter are out shopping so it's my turn know.
  • PhilsGrill
    PhilsGrill Posts: 2,256
    Just thaw totally covered in water. Change water avery 3 hours or so. Works fine.