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A member asked:
How long does cooked chicken last in the fridge?
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Don't take chances: It depends on so many things, like temp inside fridge - how often opened & for how long, condition of chicken going in, how cooked, stored air-tight? Etc. If it smells off or looks off or feels coated w/ something off - don't eat it. It's not worth the risk and being worried may make you or someone sick just from a nocebo effect.
Answered 6/21/2020
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