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My wife loves buying the whole chickens but only wants to eat the breast. I am constantly trying to eat the oldest chicken.

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[-] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

TL;DR: probably fine, but it depends.

Rules of thumb in the food industry in Australia:

  • Danger zone is 5-60°C. (Temperatures are internal).
  • 2hr/4hr rule: Potentially hazardous food can be served only if cumulative <4hrs in the danger zone; can be refrigerated only if cumulative <2hrs in danger zone.
  • Food is considered cooked at ≥75°C, and this resets the clock for the 2hr/4hr rule. (Many exceptions apply permitting lower temperature processes for specific cases).
  • To refrigerate cooked food – <2hrs @ 21-60°C + <4hrs @ 5-21°C. Typically refrigerate ≤5 days, some things like lighty cooked eggs <24hrs. (2hr/4hr rule above starts only when removed from this refrigeration).
  • Some foods can be fridged for >5 days, and should be reheated to ≥90°C in this case.

-- https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/business/food-safety

So, the above is for food businesses so is very risk-averse and does have some safety margin built-in — if a customer buys a takeaway curry which has been on display at 50°C for 3h55m they aren't expected to eat it in 5 mins!

If you contaminate cooked food with uncooked ingredients or unclean equipment then the rules are out the window. Same goes if it's something like a stir-fry where some veggies were added at the end and not fully cooked.

this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2025
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