chicken that would not cook

[cecil39]

i know this sounds crazy, but i got a chicken from Icelands chilled cabinet and the damned thing would not cook properly, it went in at the proper heat(the oven works fine) but when i took it out it was not cooked, so i put it back for another 20mins, still it was leaking pink juice, so i put it back again, and again till it had had twice the proper time, we ate some of it but found it was still leaking pink, i have cooked chicken many times in the past 50 odd years and never had this happen before, can anyone explain this?

[pastafreak]

Could it have been partially frozen deep inside?

[HowardKennitby]

^

Sounds like the problem to me.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe you need to microwave to it heat up the inside ?

Unsure that eating stuff that still drips pink sounds very healthy.

[cecil39]

no it definately was'nt frozen at all, i had it in the fridge for a couple of days.

[Old_Geezer]

<shrug> It was from Iceland, it would have been deep frozen most probably. Would keeping it in a fridge be enough to defrost it fully ? Maybe, maybe not.

[woofgang]

I kind of remember that this is caused by some treatment that happens to the chicken to ?tenderise it but I can't find any mention of it online.

[treetops1]

http://www.thekitchn....ing-dont-panic-157168

[cecil39]

thanks treetops, just looked at that, very interesting, i will definately get a thermometer, thats something i've never had before but always relied on the fact that i know when things are cooked, but not sure i do now.