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Will I Kill Myself?
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hi, i put a 2kg chicken in the oven for a long slow cook at 2pm on 140, aiming to get it out around 5:30. However, in the intervening period i used the grill and when i had finished, i turned the oven off instead of the grill. The oven was off for about 50 mins. What number would i have to put it on now in order it's still ready at 5:30 and in order that no-one gets poisoned
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As long as the inside of the chicken had exceeded ~80C that should have killed any possible bacteria and you should be okay.
I think where people go wrong is by not thawing a frozen bird completely. While in the oven, the body cavity spends enough time at 'incubation temperature' to get the bacteria multiplying to dangerous levels.
As long as the inside of the chicken had exceeded ~80C that should have killed any possible bacteria and you should be okay.
I think where people go wrong is by not thawing a frozen bird completely. While in the oven, the body cavity spends enough time at 'incubation temperature' to get the bacteria multiplying to dangerous levels.
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